Is longer maternal care always beneficial? The impact of a 4-year paid parental leave

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11640/24:00585304 RIV/61384399:31140/24:00060056

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-024-01010-1" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-024-01010-1</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00148-024-01010-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00148-024-01010-1</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Is longer maternal care always beneficial? The impact of a 4-year paid parental leave

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We study the impact of an extension of paid family leave in the Czech Republic from 3 to 4 years on children’s long-term outcomes. We find that an additional year of maternal care at age 3 has an adverse effect on children’s human capital investments and labor market attachment. Affected children are 6 percentage points less likely to be enrolled in college and 4 percentage points more likely to be not in education, employment, or training (NEET) at age 21–22. While the negative impact on education is persistent, with an 8 percentage points lower probability of completing college by the age of 27, the effect on NEET is short-lived. The results are driven by children of low-educated mothers, whose education and NEET outcomes are affected by as much as 12 percentage points. Our findings are consistent with previously documented positive effects of universal childcare on child long-term outcomes and with the fact that the extended maternal care induced by the extension of family leave led to a postponement of public kindergarten enrollment.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Is longer maternal care always beneficial? The impact of a 4-year paid parental leave

Popis výsledku anglicky

We study the impact of an extension of paid family leave in the Czech Republic from 3 to 4 years on children’s long-term outcomes. We find that an additional year of maternal care at age 3 has an adverse effect on children’s human capital investments and labor market attachment. Affected children are 6 percentage points less likely to be enrolled in college and 4 percentage points more likely to be not in education, employment, or training (NEET) at age 21–22. While the negative impact on education is persistent, with an 8 percentage points lower probability of completing college by the age of 27, the effect on NEET is short-lived. The results are driven by children of low-educated mothers, whose education and NEET outcomes are affected by as much as 12 percentage points. Our findings are consistent with previously documented positive effects of universal childcare on child long-term outcomes and with the fact that the extended maternal care induced by the extension of family leave led to a postponement of public kindergarten enrollment.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Population Economics

ISSN

0933-1433

e-ISSN

1432-1475

Svazek periodika

37

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

45

Strana od-do

36

Kód UT WoS článku

001179195200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85187440753