Arbeitspapier

Parental Leave Policies and Socio-Economic Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from a Substantial Benefit Reform Using Administrative Data

This paper examines the effects of substantial changes in paid parental leave on child development and socio-economic development gaps. We exploit a German reform from 2007 that both expanded paid leave in the first year and removed paid leave in the second year following childbirth. Higher-income households benefited relatively more from the reform than low-income households. We use administrative data from mandatory school entrance examinations containing detailed child development assessments at age six within a difference-in-differences approach. Our precise and robust estimates reveal no effects of the changes in parental leave benefits on child development across various socio-economic groups, and consequently no effects on socio-economic development gaps.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 11794

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Demographic Economics: Public Policy
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Thema
parental leave benefit
child development
school readiness
motor skills
language skills
socio-emotional stability

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Huebener, Mathias
Kühnle, Daniel
Spieß, C. Katharina
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2018

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Huebener, Mathias
  • Kühnle, Daniel
  • Spieß, C. Katharina
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2018

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