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Title: What is the Association Between Access to California's Paid Family Leave Policy and Mothers' Medium-term Earnings?
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2015
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Abstract: Paid family leave policies are increasingly being debated at the national level as more states adopt such programs. This thesis focuses on the question of what relationship a paid family leave program has with mothers labor market outcomes in the mediumterm, defined as 5 years after giving birth. The outcome variables I focus on include labor force participation status, part-time status, and real earnings. Existing research on the topic has limited information on the relationship between access to paid family leave and mothers medium and long-term labor market outcomes. I use CPS March Supplement data from 2000-2014 in a difference-in-difference regression exploiting the 2004 implementation of Californias Paid Family Leave program. I find that exposure to the treatment (paid family leave access) is not associated with any of the outcomes variables at a statistically significant level. Further research would be needed to establish more robust results, and provide insights into associations with longer-term outcomes.
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Authors: Monteiro, Claire E.
Institution: Georgetown University
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Publisher Location: Washington DC
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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Family and Marriage, Other
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