birth and goes on leave. Using a dynamic difference-in-differences design, we compare small firms in which a female employee … is about to give birth to an observationally equivalent sample of small firms with female employees who are not close to … checks. When an employee gives birth she goes on leave from her firm for 9.5 months on average. Firms respond by increasing …

This paper examines the causal effects of a major change in the German parental leave benefits on fertility. I use the …

This paper examines the effects of a major change in German parental transfer system on fertility. I use the largely …-order fertility. Given the recent introduction, this paper evaluates short-run responses by using data from the German Microcensus … 2010. I find that the reform reduced the probability of having a further child in the first three years after birth …

slight increase in average birth weight and the rate of children with high birth weight (>4,000 g). …

This paper examines the causal effects of a major change in the German parental leave benefit scheme on fertility. I …-order births in the first three years. Overall, mothers initially reduce childbearing, thereby extending their birth spacing, but … aimed at parents with strong labor market attachment, the positive effects in the East suggest that the economic incentives …

health are unlikely to reflect differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or the biological effects of giving birth …

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 …' labor supply. Recent studies also note the potential impacts on employers and coworkers of mothers who are on leave. One …