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The Long-Run Effect of Maternity Leave Benefits on Mental Health
Mauricio Avendano
Lisa Berkman
Agar Brugiavini
Giacomo Pasini
其他書名
Evidence from European Countries
出版
SSRN
, 2014
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=PbQjzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to data on maternity leave legislation from 1960 to 2010. Using a difference-in-differences approach, our preferred specification suggests that moving from a maternity leave with limited coverage to one with comprehensive coverage around the birth of a first child reduces late life depression scores by 14%.
