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分娩与企业绩效：来自挪威企业家的证据
Childbirth and Firm Performance: Evidence from Norwegian Entrepreneurs
摘要
Using multiple administrative data sources from Norway, we examine how firm performance changes after entrepreneurs become parents.Female-owned businesses experience a substantial decline in profits, steadily decreasing to 30% below baseline ten years post-childbirth.In contrast, male-owned businesses show no decline, often growing in revenues and costs after childbirth.The profit decline for female-owned firms is most pronounced among highly capable entrepreneurs, women who are majority owners, and those with working spouses.Entrepreneurial effort is key to performance, and our findings suggest that time demands from childbirth and childcare are a significant determinant of the decline in firm profits.
中文摘要
利用挪威的多项行政数据来源，我们考察了企业家成为父母后企业绩效的变化。女性拥有的企业在利润上出现显著下降，产后十年内利润持续下滑至基准水平的30%。相比之下，男性拥有的企业未出现下降，且在产后收入和成本往往有所增长。女性企业利润下降在能力较强的企业家、女性占多数股权的所有者以及配偶有工作的群体中最为明显。创业努力是绩效的关键因素，我们的研究结果表明，生育和育儿的时间需求是导致企业利润下降的重要决定因素。