Huebener, Mathias; Jessen, Jonas; Kühnle, Daniel; … - 2024
Motherhood and parental leave are frequent causes of worker absences and employment interruptions, yet we know little … about their effects on firms. Based on linked employer-employee data from Germany, we examine how parental leave absences … before childbirth. A 2007 parental leave reform extending leave absences reduces firm-level employment and total wages in the …