Abstract This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999 to 2010 and a
differences‐in‐differences approach to examine how California's first in the nation paid …

This study investigates the economic consequences of rights to paid parental leave in nine
European countries over the 1969 through 1993 period. Since women use virtually all …

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 …

During the last two decades fertility rates have decreased and have become positively
correlated with female participation rates across OECD countries. I use a panel of 23 OECD …

This article focuses on three countries with distinct policies toward motherhood and work:
Germany, Sweden and the United States. We analyze the length of mothers' time out of paid …

This study investigates whether rights to parental leave improve pediatric health. Aggregate
data are used for 16 European countries over the 1969 through 1994 period. More generous …

This paper examines the determinants of female labour force participation in OECD
countries. The econometric analysis uses a panel data set covering 17 OECD countries over …

Cross-country differences in both the age at first birth and fertility are substantial in Europe.
This paper uses distinct fluctuations in unemployment rates across European countries …

The mass entry of women into the labor market, the decline of the male breadwinner norm
and the rise of the dual-earner family have all profoundly transformed the societies of the …

The gender division of childcare has received less research attention than the division of
paid work and unpaid household work, possibly because time for childcare has been …