child by age 2. By exploiting a longitudinal dataset of children and their parents, we find that children who were exposed …, exposed children had a lower level of development, cognition skills, and more attention problems relative to children not … trimester of pregnancy. The negative impact on cognitive skills and development is concentrated on lower-income children and …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive e.ects on children's health and human …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not …

Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However …'s health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected … caused by work in the third trimester of pregnancy. We find no evidence for significant effects of this extension on children …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child … development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …