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, from other jurisdictions. This omission is particularly disturbing in the case of Canada, which now has some of the most … occupational gender segregation in Canada and its consequences for wages. The sample period precedes many provincial pay equity … penalties in female jobs in Canada are generally much smaller than the estimates for the United States. Although there is some …
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We study the impact of maternal care on early child development using an expansion in Canadian maternity leave entitlements. Following the leave expansion, mothers who took leave spent between 48 and 58 percent more time not working in the first year of their children's lives. We find that this...
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significant increase in maternity leave mandates in Canada. We find very large increases in mothers' time away from work post …
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The growing labor force participation of women with small children in both the U.S. and Canada has led to calls for …
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and expansion of job-protected maternity leave in Canada. The substantial variation in leave entitlements across mothers …
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Despite widespread international implementation, limited information is currently available on the economic impact of mandated family leave policies. This paper increases our understanding of the nature and effects of parental leave entitlements in several ways. First, we provide a brief history...
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The past 25 years has seen substantial change in the social safety nets for families with children in the US and Canada … declined in both countries with more of the decline coming through market income in the U.S. and benefit income in Canada …
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younger workers, analyzing data from the United States, Italy, Canada, and the United Kingdom. We propose a model of the labor …
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In the twenty-first century many of the professional and high ranking managerial workers in the United States and in other OECD countries will be women. This change in women's social and economic status represents a dramatic break with the past, but one that can only be understood by looking to...
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We describe the enormous changes in social and tax policy in recent years that have encouraged work by single mothers. We document the changes in federal and state income taxes, AFDC and Food Stamp benefits, Medicaid, training and child care programs. We describe the quantitative importance of...
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