The Motherhood Wage Penalty: Which Mothers Pay It and Why?

Anderson, Deborah J.; Binder, Melissa; Krause, Kate

doi:10.1257/000282802320191606

The Motherhood Wage Penalty: Which Mothers Pay It and Why?

Deborah J. Anderson
Melissa Binder
Kate Krause

American Economic Review

vol. 92, no. 2, May 2002

(pp. 354-358)

Download Full Text PDF

Article Information

Citation

Anderson, Deborah, J., Melissa Binder, and Kate Krause. 2002. "The Motherhood Wage Penalty: Which Mothers Pay It and Why? ." American Economic Review, 92 (2): 354-358. DOI: 10.1257/000282802320191606

JEL Classification

J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth