Schönberg, Uta; Ludsteck, Johannes - 2021
the causal impact of an expansion in maternity leave by comparing labor market outcomes of women who gave birth shortly (i … women to delay their return to work. Despite this strong short-term effect, the expansions had little impact on women …'s labor supply in the long-run. The expansion from 2 to 6 months reduced women's wages, even 8 years after childbirth. This …