JOB MARKET PAPER
Rank at Work, Health in Pregnancy: Workplace Social Status and Maternal Health (Joint with Lavetti, K.)
Abstract
Nearly 70 percent of U.S. women are employed during pregnancy, yet little is known about the relationship between the workplace environment and maternal health. This paper leverages a unique data linkage between earnings records and healthcare claims covering the entire state of Utah to study an important aspect of a woman's workplace: relative earnings rank within the firm. Conditional on household income, residence ZIP code fixed effects, other firm-specific characteristics, and individual-level demographics, we find that higher within-firm rank is associated with improved maternal health. A 10th–90th percentile increase in within-firm rank is associated with a 37 percent lower likelihood of a perinatal mental health diagnosis and a 38 percent lower likelihood of severe maternal morbidity. In contrast, it is associated with a 22 percent higher likelihood of pregnancy-related hypertension, all relative to mean prevalences. Father’s workplace rank does not alter the association between a mother’s rank and her health outcomes. These findings suggest that workplace dynamics, beyond absolute household income, are associated with acute maternal health risks during pregnancy.
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