The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of … suggest that the right to long and paid leaves gives mothers the opportunity to remain at home with the child at a lower cost …

following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long prebirth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …

following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long prebirth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …

duration from two to six months in 1979 and mothers' post-birth long-term sickness absence over a period of three decades after … childbirth. Using a regression discontinuity design, we first show that the leave extension caused mothers to significantly delay …-term sickness absence of returned mothers who gave birth before and after the change in leave legislation. Our findings suggest that …

duration from two to six months in 1979 and mothers' post-birth long-term sickness absence over a period of three decades after … childbirth. Using a regression discontinuity design, we first show that the leave extension caused mothers to significantly delay …-term sickness absence of returned mothers who gave birth before and after the change in leave legislation. Our findings suggest that …