Since 2004 six states plus Washington, DC have implemented laws that provide paid leave benefits to workers caring for … - California and New Jersey - this paper investigates whether paid family leave (PFL) policies facilitate greater labor supply …

duration of parental care during infancy. Exploiting a Danish reform that extended paid parental leave in 2002 and effectively … delayed children's entry into formal out-of-home care, we show that longer leave increases adolescent well … have taken short leave in absence of the reform. This highlights how time spent with a parent is particularly productive …

We consider the effects of a paid childcare leave subsidy on maternal behavior in South Korea using a difference … inequality, we conclude that paid childcare leave for working women confers some positive benefits. …

the skill use index captures the side effect of parental- leave policies on females that conventional labor …

two possible interventions: paternity leave and high-quality childcare. We find no impact of paternity leave on child … alternatives to the mother's time, such as quality childcare, is more effective than paternity leave. …

This paper examines gendered labour market consequences of maternity leave and related legislation, across age profiles …’s maternity leave legislation on employment and wages of women in the high-fertility age group. Against this background, we then … adverse effects in the labour market, that are exacerbated in the presence of mandated maternity leave policies. Our findings …

participation, the focus has gradually shifted to the effects that parental leave policies have on womenâ⠬⠢s labor market … outcomes and gender equality. Proponents of extending parental leave rights for mothers in terms of duration, benefits, and job … after childbirth and then safely return to their pre-birth job. Others have pointed out that extended maternity leave can …

Mothers' longer time on parental leave after having children has been proposed as one reason for remaining gender … inequalities in the labor market. This paper investigates the determinants of the unequal division of parental leave, specifically … the argument that mothers take more parental leave as a consequence of pregnancy and breastfeeding. We compare the …