effects on the economy are not well understood. We develop and calibrate a general-equilibrium model of fertility and labor …An important feature of the U.S. labor market is that, even after controlling for measurable differences in education … career interruptions associated with fertility have long-lasting effects on female employment and are costly in terms of …

health outcomes of children affected by the shift in date of birth. -- Cut-off date effect ; fertility ; policy evaluation …

characteristics and fertility history from different countries and, consequently, under different parental leave regulations. Results …

when the child became 18 months old brought about no change in fertility behavior, but a labor supply effect that is …We study the causal effects of changes in parental leave provisions on fertility and return-to-work behavior. We … planned children and/or to increase fertility. We study the quantitative effect of this incentive using an empirical strategy …

private sector and the family-friendly public sector significantly changes around the birth of their first child. Specifically …

at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with … gender outcomes. Most estimates of the impact of parental leave entitlement on female labor market outcomes range from …

This paper studies the effects of a father quota in the parental leave period on households' labor market and fertility … leave delayed higher-order births and reduced subsequent fertility among older women (by about 15%). These results suggest a …