Huebener, Mathias; Jessen, Jonas; Kühnle, Daniel; … - 2022
Motherhood and parental leave are frequent causes of worker absences and employment interruptions, yet we know little … benefits affect firm-level employment and hiring decisions. Focusing on small- and medium-sized firms, we show that more … generous benefits reduce firm-level employment in the short term, which is driven by firms with few internal substitutes for …