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Title: The Effect of Parental Leave on Female Employment: Evidence From State Policies

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: This paper analyzes the e¤ect of federal and state maternity leave policies on female employment. We analyze if the enactment of the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) di¤eren-tially a¤ected states that previously implemented maternity leave laws than those states which did not. Additionally, we study whether FMLA caused an increase in the female employment and labor force participation in those states that expanded its bene…ts and relaxed the eligibility criteria. Finally, we analyze the Paid Family Leave program in California, comparing how the change in female employment and labor force participation di¤ers from those states which have FMLA alone and those which have complemented the bene…ts of FMLA. Using March CPS data available from the Integrated Public Use Micro data Series (IPUMS), our results suggest, …rst, a positive and signi…cant e¤ect of FMLA on female employment and, second, a positive and signi…cant e¤ect on the change in female employment for some of the states that expanded the bene…ts and eligibility criteria of FMLA

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Authors: Espinola-Arredondo, Ana; Mondal, Sunita

Series Title: School of Economic Sciences Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 2008-15

Institution: Washington State University

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Publisher Location: Washington DC

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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