development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However … in Austria, which increased mandatory leave from 6 to 8 weeks prior to birth. We exploit that the eligibility for the … caused by work in the third trimester of pregnancy. We find no evidence for significant effects of this extension on children …

This study investigates the impact of an increase in paid parental leave from five to twelve months on children’s long … specific timing of parental leave reforms in 1976 and 1986. We find significant and robust positive effects on children’s life …

difference-in-differences design and comparing the first-affected with the last-unaffected cohorts of children, we find that an … adverse effect for children of low-educated mothers on human capital investments and labor-market attachment in early … adulthood. The affected children were 12 p.p. more likely not to be in education, employment, or training (NEET) at the age of …

parental decisions (labor market, investments in children, and fertility). We merge rich sources of historical information on … education and wages for the children born under these policies. The mobility effect, chiefly an increase in intergenerational … mobility in education, stems from heterogeneity in the effects of the policies: children of mothers with fewer years of …

, especially those of mothers with young children. This trend has triggered an intense debate about its implications for children …'s well-being and long-term educational outcomes. The overall effect of maternal and paternal employment on children …'s cognitive and educational attainment is not obvious: on the one hand, children may benefit from higher levels of family income …

We study how children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence are affected by an increase in the … delayed children's entry into formal out-of-home care, we show that longer leave increases adolescent well …-being, conscientiousness and emotional stability, and reduces school absenteeism. The effects are strongest for children of mothers who would …