We investigate the existence of a causal relationship running from parental leave duration to subsequent wages. We exploit a French policy which gives financial incentives to take a parental leave. This policy was at first targeted towards parents of a third-born child. We use the extension to...

Recent studies have claimed to show a significant causal impact of education on health status. Their empirical strategy usually relied on changes in compulsory schooling laws. Using a French longitudinal dataset, we focus on the effect of school leaving age on mortality at later ages. The two...