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Public Policies and Women's Employment after ChildbearingWenJui HanColumbia University - School of Social Work Christopher J. RuhmUniversity of Virginia - Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Jane WaldfogelColumbia University - School of Social Work Elizabeth WashbrookUniversity of Bristol IZA Discussion Paper No. 3937 Abstract: This paper examines how the public policy environment in the United States affects work by new mothers following childbirth. We examine four types of policies that vary across states and affect the budget constraint in different ways. The policy environment has important effects, particularly for less advantaged mothers. There is a potential conflict between policies aiming to increase maternal employment and those maximizing the choices available to families with young children. However, this tradeoff is not absolute since some choice-increasing policies (generous child care subsidies and state parental leave laws) foster both choice and higher levels of employment.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 48 Keywords: public policies, maternal employment, childbearing JEL Classification: J13, J18, J22 working papers seriesDate posted: January 19, 2009Suggested CitationContact Information
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