This article reviews contemporary research on cross‐cultural similarities and differences in
parenting. The article begins by providing a definition of culture and how both parenting and …

This article reviews the evidence on the impacts of paid family and medical leave (PFML)
policies on workers' health, family well-being, and employer outcomes. While an extensive …

Many skilled professional occupations are characterized by an early period of intensive skill
accumulation and career establishment. Examples include law firm associates, surgical …

We evaluate whether a lack of guidance on how to choose the matching variables used in
the Synthetic Control (SC) estimator creates specification‐searching opportunities. We …

Maternity and family leave policies enable mothers to take time off work to prepare for and
recover from childbirth and to care for their new children. While there is substantial variation …

We find that the introduction of two weeks of paid paternity leave in Spain in 2007 led to
delays in subsequent fertility. Following a regression discontinuity design and using rich …

California's paid family leave (PFL) policy improved mothers' labor market outcomes,
however, the health impacts of this program are less studied. I compare child and parental …

Public debate and research on absence care leaves of men (paternity leaves) is growing in
the last years. Practitioners and scholars alike are seeking evidence-informed answers on …

This paper uses IRS tax data to evaluate the short-and long-term effects of California's 2004
Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) on women's careers. Our research design exploits the …

Abstract Prior Journal of Marriage and Family decade‐in‐review articles have grappled with
the definition and role of family policy for research and policy practice while emphasizing its …