heterogeneous response incentives. We find that the reform speeds up the labor market return of both groups of mothers after benefit … effect are changes in social norms and mothers' preferences for economic independence …

comparing single women with and without children, or comparing single mothers with different numbers of children, I show that … mothers who were unaffected by welfare reform (but eligible for the EITC) did not respond. Overall and contrary to consensus …

accommodations for working mothers, and the abolishment of the One-Child Policy all suggest a rising burden of motherhood on labor …

following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long pre-birth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …

following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long prebirth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …

comparing single women with and without children, or comparing single mothers with different numbers of children, I show that … mothers who were unaffected by welfare reform (but eligible for the EITC) did not respond. Overall and contrary to consensus …

related to children. For the identification, we exploit the discontinuity induced by the reform: only mothers with children …