Increasing the length of parents' birth-related leave: The effect on children's long-term educational outcomes

Astrid Würtz Rasmussen

Labour Economics, 2010, vol. 17, issue 1, 91-100

Abstract: Investments in children are generally seen as investments in the future economy. In this study I focus on time investments in children as I investigate the long-term educational effects on children of increasing parents' birth-related leave from 14 to 20Â weeks using a natural experiment from 1984 in Denmark. The causal effect of the reform is identified using regression discontinuity design to compare a population sample of children born shortly before and shortly after the reform took effect. Results indicate that increasing parents' access to birth-related leave has no measurable effect on children's long-term educational outcomes. Mothers' incomes and career opportunities are slightly positively affected by the reform.

Keywords: Maternity; leave; Parental; leave; Child; outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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