@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp16459,
            	author={Ahammer, Alexander and Glogowsky, Ulrich and Halla, Martin and Hener, Timo},
            	title={The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health: Evidence from Austria and Denmark},
            	year={2023},
	month={Sep},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={16459},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16459},
	abstract={Using Austrian and Danish administrative data, we examine the impacts of parenthood on mental health. Parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant prescriptions of about 93.2% (Austria) and 64.8% (Denmark). These parenthood penalties in mental health are unlikely to reflect differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or postpartum depression. Instead, they are related to mothers' higher investments in childcare: Mothers who take extended maternity leave in quasi-experimental settings are more likely to face mental health problems.},
	keywords={gender equality;fertility;parenthood;motherhood;mental health;parental leave},
            }