maternity leave in Norway in July 1977. Mothers giving birth before this date were eligible only for 12 weeks of unpaid leave … mothers with low education we find a 5.2 percentage points decline in high school dropout and an 8% increase in wages at age … 30. The effect is especially large for children of those mothers who, prior to the reform, would take very low levels of …

school dropout. For mothers with low education we find a 5.2 percentage points decline. The effect is also especially large … for children of mothers who, prior to the reform, would take very low levels of unpaid leave. -- adult outcomes ; time …