A flying start? Maternity leave benefits and long-run outcomes of children

We study a change in maternity leave entitlements in Norway. Mothers giving birth before July 1, 1977, were eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid leave, while those giving birth after that date were entitled to 4 months of paid leave and 12 months of unpaid leave. The increased time spent with the child l...

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Volume:	123
Main Author:	Carneiro, Pedro Løken, Katrine V Salvanes, Kjell G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	CHICAGO University of Chicago Press 01.04.2015 UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
published in:	The Journal of political economy Vol. 123; no. 2; pp. 365 - 412
ORCID:	0000-0003-1699-6968
Data of publication:	20150401
ISSN:	0047-2697 1537-534X 0022-3808 1537-534X
EISSN:	1537-534X
Discipline:	Economics Military & Naval Science Sociology & Social History Political Science
Bibliography:	Norges forskningsråd: 222719
Subjects:	Abbruch Bildungsbeteiligung Reformpolitik Einkommenseffekt Norwegen Sekundarbereich Studium Mutterschaft Schule Mutterschaftsurlaub Erziehungsurlaub Lohnhöhe Kind Auswirkung Elternzeit Schulleistung Hochschulbildung Women School dropouts Linear regression Maternity leave Standard error Children Mothers Child care Childbirth College attendance Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Maternity benefits Economic aspects Planning Family leave Norway INTELLIGENCE AFTER-BIRTH EMPLOYMENT CARE NORWAY
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