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Lavy, Victor and Danzer, Natalia (2018) Paid parental leave and children's schooling outcomes. Economic Journal, 128 (608). pp. 81-117. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12493 ISSN 0013-0133.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12493

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Abstract

This article investigates whether schooling outcomes at age 15 are affected by the duration of maternity leave, i.e. the time mothers spend at home with their new‐born before returning to work. We exploit an unanticipated reform in Austria which extended the maximum duration of paid and job protected parental leave from 12 to 24 months for births as of 1 July, 1990. Using PISA data from the cohorts 1990 and 1987, we find no significant overall impact of the parental leave extension on standardised test scores. However, subgroup analyses reveal strong heterogeneity by maternal education and child gender.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
L Education > LA History of education
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Educational attainment -- Austria, Maternity leave -- Austria
Journal or Publication Title: Economic Journal
Publisher: Blackwell
ISSN: 0013-0133
Official Date: 5 February 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
5 February 2018Published
14 March 2017Available
22 May 2016Accepted
Volume: 128
Number: 608
Page Range: pp. 81-117
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12493
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 January 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 14 March 2019

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