Carta, Francesca; Casarico, Alessandra; De Philippis, Marta - 2024
This paper explores how firms respond to the exit of mothers from the labour market after childbirth. As an exogenous … shifter in mothers' quits, we use a policy reform that extended the potential duration of unemployment benefits, which Italian … mothers can receive also upon resigning within 12 months of giving birth. In response to the reform, we find that mothers have …