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.
Institutions:	Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)
Subject:	female labor supply \| fertility \| child subsidy \| parents money

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research. - ISSN 1864-6689.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 161 7 pages long
Classification:	J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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