Replication data for: Expansions in Maternity Leave Coverage and Children's Long-Term Outcomes

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Project Citation:

Dustmann, Christian, and Schönberg, Uta. Replication data for: Expansions in Maternity Leave Coverage and Children’s Long-Term Outcomes. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113825V1

Project Description

Summary: 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)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
      J32 Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions

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