The long-run effects of California's paid family leave act on women's careers and childbearing
Martha J. Bailey, Tanya Byker, Elena Patel and Shanti Ramnath
We use administrative tax data to analyze the cumulative, long-run effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act (CPFL) on women’s employment, earnings, and childbearing. A regression-discontinuity design exploits the sharp increase in the weeks of paid leave available under the law. We find no evidence that CPFL increased employment, boosted earnings, or encouraged childbearing, suggesting that CPFL had little effect on the gender pay gap or child penalty. For first-time mothers, we find that CPFL reduced employment and earnings roughly a decade after they gave birth.
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13 February 2024
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Authors: | Bailey, Martha J. ; Byker, Tanya ; Patel, Elena ; Ramnath, Shanti |
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London : Centre for Economic Policy Research |
Subject: | Kalifornien | California | Elternzeit | Parental leave | Weibliche Arbeitskräfte | Women workers | Wirkungsanalyse | Impact assessment | Erwerbstätigkeit | Employment | Einkommen | Income | Kinder | Children | USA | United States |
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Online Resource
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (circa 70 Seiten) Illustrationen |
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Series: | Discussion papers / CEPR. - London : CEPR, ZDB-ID 2001019-9. - Vol. DP18833 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480333