Paid Parental Leave Laws in the United States: Does Short-Duration Leave Affect Women's Labor-Force Attachment?
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- Tanya S. Byker
- Department of Economics, Middlebury College, Warner Hall, 303 College Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 (e-mail: )
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<jats:p> 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. </jats:p>
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- American Economic Review
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American Economic Review 106 (5), 242-246, 2016-05-01
American Economic Association