Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time

Annette Bergemann and Regina Riphahn

No 3982, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects.

Keywords: female labor supply; fertility; child subsidy; parents money (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2009-01
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Published - published in: Applied Economic Letters, 2011, 18 (1), 17 - 20

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Journal Article: Female labour supply and parental leave benefits - the causal effect of paying higher transfers for a shorter period of time (2011)
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Working Paper: Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time (2009)
Working Paper: Female labor supply and parental leave benefits – the causal effect of paying higher transfers for a shorter period of time (2009)
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