We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

We study the short, medium, and long run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for … very strong negative employment effects after childbirth. Although the employment loss is reduced over the first five years … following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is …

, employment, and timing of first births after World War II. We find that the diffusion of the pill might have played an important … role in explaining the observed rise in female education and employment since the 1960s. But without equal opportunities …

, employment, and timing of first births after World War II. We find that the diffusion of the pill might have played an important … role in explaining the observed rise in female education and employment since the 1960s. But without equal opportunities …

, employment, and timing of first births after World War II. We find that the diffusion of the pill might have played an important … role in explaining the observed rise in female education and employment since the 1960s. But without equal opportunities …

We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

fertility translates into a temporary increase in maternal employment. …

. Evaluations reveal that these policies can increase maternal employment in the short term and may continue to do so even after the …