direct effect. This is true for the full sample of children, for boys and girls and for children in households whose mother …

direct effect. This is true for the full sample of children, for boys and girls and for children in households whose mother …

We study the impact on children of increasing maternity leave benefits using a reform that increased paid and unpaid … 30. The effect is especially large for children of those mothers who, prior to the reform, would take very low levels of … unpaid leave. -- maternity leave ; children’s outcomes …

We study the impact on children of increasing the time that the mother spends with her child in the first year by … for children of mothers who, prior to the reform, would take very low levels of unpaid leave. -- adult outcomes ; time …