Expansions in Maternity Leave Coverage and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes after Childbirth

This article analyzes the impact of five major expansions in maternity leave coverage in Germany on mothers’ labor market outcomes after childbirth. To identify the causal impact of the reforms, we use a difference-in-difference design that compares labor market outcomes of mothers who give birth sh...

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Volume:	32
Main Author:	Uta Schönberg Johannes Ludsteck
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	CHICAGO University of Chicago Press 01.07.2014 UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
published in:	Journal of labor economics Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 469 - 505
Data of publication:	20140701
ISSN:	0734-306X 1537-5307
EISSN:	1537-5307
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Control groups Employment Market income Working women Maternity benefits Labor markets Maternity leave Employment statistics Mothers Childbirth Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Labor supply Family leave Analysis Germany LEGISLATION WELFARE IMPACT CAREER INTERRUPTIONS BIRTH EMPLOYMENT FAMILY
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2014 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS