Estimation of the optimal length of maternity leave

• Název práce v češtině: Odhad optimálnej dĺžky materskej dovolenky
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Estimation of the optimal length of maternity leave
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2014/2015
• Typ práce: bakalářská práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Institut ekonomických studií (23-IES)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Mgr. Barbara Pertold-Gebicka, M.A., Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 11.05.2015
• Datum zadání: 11.05.2015
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 14.06.2016 08:00
• Místo konání obhajoby: IES, m 206
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 13.05.2016
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 14.06.2016
• Oponenti: PhDr. Mgr. Jana Votápková, Ph.D.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

Description:
Each parent who leaves the job for a parental leave faces the possibility of worsening his/her situation in the labour market or even losing the job. Across different countries there are many different parental leave policies. They vary in the length of the leave and in the financial support.
In my thesis I would like to take a deeper look in these policies on the OECD countries level, to examine how different aspects of the leave change the position of women/men in the labour market. Mostly it is a woman who leaves a job for a parental leave, therefore I would like to examine the relationship between the parental leave and gender wage gap as an additional macroeconomic measurement to the employment or unemployment rate.

Research question:
What is the optimal length for a parent to be on a parental/maternity leave? In what time should she/he return to work so that she/he has the best possible position in the labour market? What other factors have effects on the parent situation in the labour market after the parental leave? What exact effects do they have?

Outline:
i) An introduction to the parental leave issue and how it has changed during years.
ii) A comparison of different parental leave policies. Econometric analysis of the problem – finding and using all essential variables to get the best results – the most reliable and sample matching.
iii) Conclusion of my research and interpretation of the outcome: what results did I get? Do these results have some evidence in real economics? /Do they correspond with what we can examine in the real labour markets? Possibly pointing out some contribution of my research and work.