Maternity benefits mandate and women's choice of work in Viet Nam

Khoa Vu and Paul Glewwe

No wp-2021-133, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Despite a sizeable literature on the labour market effects of maternity leave regulations on women in developed countries, how these policies affect women's work in developing countries with a large informal sector remains poorly understood. This study examines how extending the maternity leave requirement affects women's decisions to work in the informal or formal sector in Viet Nam. We use a difference-in-differences approach to evaluate the 2012 Amendment to the Viet Nam Labour Law, which imposes a longer maternity leave requirement than before.

Keywords: Maternity; Women's work; Informal sector; Labour market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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