Parental leave policies are often enacted based on the premise that children will benefit from an extended period of … bias. In this paper, I evaluate the effect of extended maternal care on children’s development at age 4 to 5 using … age 7 and 24 months. For the first time in this literature, children of mothers receiving maternity leave benefits are …

preschool child. Yet, research is ongoing on what the long-term effects on children are of being looked after at home (primarily … by their mothers) or in childcare. Most studies find positive effects of childcare on child outcomes for children from … disadvantaged backgrounds and moderate effects for children from more advantaged backgrounds. Policymakers need to improve …

-three-year-olds in Germany is associated with shorter employment interruptions amongst West and East German mothers. The results indicate …

children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not … from six to eight weeks. Our estimation strategy exploits that the eligibility for the extended leave was determined by a … children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not … from six to eight weeks. Our estimation strategy exploits that the eligibility for the extended leave was determined by a … children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

children. However, little is known about the optimal duration of prenatal maternity leave and existing policies are not … from six to eight weeks. Our estimation strategy exploits that the eligibility for the extended leave was determined by a … children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However … caused by work in the third trimester of pregnancy. We find no evidence for significant effects of this extension on children …