Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time

We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Bergemann, Annette ; Riphahn, Regina T.
Publisher:	Berlin : Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Subject:	female labor supply \| fertility \| child subsidy \| parents money

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Series:	SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; 161
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	884524647 [GVK] hdl:10419/150708 [Handle] RePEc:diw:diwsop:diw_sp161 [RePEc]
Classification:	J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Source:	EconStor

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