examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following … weekly work hours of employed mothers of one-to-three year-old children by 6 to 9% and that their wage incomes may have risen …

Maternity leaves can affect mothers' and infants' welfare if they first affect the amount of time working women stay at … and expansion of job-protected maternity leave in Canada. The substantial variation in leave entitlements across mothers … of 17-18 weeks do not increase the time mothers spend at home. The physical demands of birth and private arrangements …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their …

). Respondents in the NLSY were aged 21 to 29 in 1986; thus our sample consists of children of relatively young mothers. We show that …

effects on labor supply in comparison groups. Employment effects of school reopenings are concentrated among mothers of older … school-aged children, while remote work may mitigate effects for mothers of younger children …

elasticities for labor supply and particularly for lone mothers. Returns to experience, which are important in determining the …

of single mothers, particularly those with young children. In this paper, we first document these large changes in … policies and employment. We then examine if the policy changes are the reason for the large increases in single mothers' labor … supply. We find evidence that a large share of the increase in work by single mothers can be attributed to the EITC, with …