This study examines the effect of two recent parental leave reforms in Austria that allow
parents to choose leave schemes with varying duration. Using a regression discontinuity …

Parental leave and child care are important instruments of family policies to improve work–
family balance. This paper studies the impact of the substantial change in Germany's …

Parental leave policies encourage mothers of newborn children to stay home and take care
of their children. Two key instruments of parental leave policies are duration of job protection …

We analyze the causal effects of a parental leave benefit reform on parents in Germany. The
reform added new features to the existing scheme increasing flexibility for take-up and …

Parental leave and subsidized child care are prominent examples of family policies
supporting the reconciliation of family life and labor market careers for mothers. In this paper …

Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women's employment rates but
to decrease their wages in case of extended leave duration. In view of these potential trade …

In 2007, Germany implemented a generous parental leave regulation in order to make
parenthood more attractive and more compatible with a working career, especially for …

Gender unemployment gaps have almost disappeared in the US and much of Western
Europe, yet there are still many EU countries where the unemployment rate of women vastly …

This paper studies the role of different policy instruments in the design of parental leave
policies. Taking advantage of a unique environment in which women, after childbirth, can …

Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women's employment rates but
decrease their wages in case of extended leave durations. In view of these potential trade …