Public Policies, Women's Employment after Childbearing, and Child Well-Being

Washbrook Elizabeth (), Christopher Ruhm, Waldfogel Jane () and Han Wen-Jui ()
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Washbrook Elizabeth: Univeristy of Bristol
Waldfogel Jane: Columbia University
Han Wen-Jui: Columbia University

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, vol. 11, issue 1, 50

Abstract: In this paper, we consider three U.S. public policies that potentially influence the work decisions of mothers of infants—parental leave laws, exemptions from welfare work requirements, and child care subsidies for low-income families. We estimate the effects of these policies on the timing of work participation after birth, and on a range of outcomes in the subsequent four years, using a group difference-in-difference technique suitable for analysis of cross-sectional data. We find that the three policies affect early maternal work participation, but obtain no evidence of significant consequences for child well-being.

Keywords: parental leave; child care subsidies; child outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2938

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