Expansions in Maternity Leave Coverage and Children's Long-Term Outcomes

Christian Dustmann and Uta Schönberg
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Uta Schoenberg

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, vol. 4, issue 3, 190-224

Abstract: This paper evaluates the impact of three major expansions in maternity leave coverage in Germany on children's long-run outcomes. To identify the causal impact of the reforms, we use a difference-indifference design that compares outcomes of children born shortly before and shortly after a change in maternity leave legislation in years of policy changes, and in years when no changes have taken place. We find no support for the hypothesis that the expansions in leave coverage improved children's outcomes, despite a strong impact on mothers' return to work behavior after childbirth. (JEL J13, J16, J22, J32)

JEL-codes: J13 J16 J22 J32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
Note: DOI: 10.1257/app.4.3.190
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