Female labor supply and parental leave benefits: the causal effect of paying higher transfers for a shorter period of time

We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Bergemann, Annette ; Riphahn, Regina T.
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Erziehungsurlaub \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Frauenerwerbstätigkeit \| Arbeitsangebot \| Deutschland \| Female labor supply \| fertility \| child subsidy \| parents money

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 3982
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	592894177 [GVK] hdl:10419/35569 [Handle]
Classification:	J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Source:	EconStor

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