Paid Parental Leave Laws in the United States: Does Short-Duration Leave Affect Women's Labor-Force Attachment?

Tanya Byker

American Economic Review, 2016, vol. 106, issue 5, 242-46

Abstract: I analyze the effects of short-duration paid parental leave on maternal labor supply. Using monthly longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, my event-study research design estimates impacts of paid leave laws in California and New Jersey on women's labor-force outcomes around childbirth. I find that paid leave laws are associated with a substantial increase in labor-force attachment in the months directly around birth. While US-style short-duration leave is unlikely to change prolonged exits from the labor force, my findings imply that paid leave laws induce some women stay more attached to jobs, particularly low-skill women.

JEL-codes: J16 J22 J24 J32 K31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20161118
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