University of St. Gallen, Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research, Varnbühlstrasse 14, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
J Health Econ. 2023 Mar;88:102726. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102726. Epub 2023 Jan 4.
I study the effect of parental leave duration on maternal health in the short- to medium-run leveraging variation in parental leave duration induced by an Austrian policy reform in the year 2000. Using rich administrative data and a regression discontinuity framework, I find that long parental leave of 2.5 years instead of 1.5 years deteriorates maternal health. Worse mental health mainly drives this effect. Alternative channels such as differential fertility, long-term employment effects, a change in disposable income or alternative mode of childcare are unlikely to be of main importance. There is substantial heterogeneity with longer leave spells being less harmful for mothers with unhealthy babies proxied by low birth weight.
我利用 2000 年奥地利政策改革导致的父母假时长变化，研究了父母假时长对短期到中期内产妇健康的影响。我使用丰富的行政数据和回归间断设计框架发现，相比 1.5 年的父母假，2.5 年的父母假会使产妇健康状况恶化。心理健康状况恶化是造成这一影响的主要原因。其他渠道，如生育差异、长期就业影响、可支配收入变化或替代育儿模式，不太可能是主要因素。存在较大的异质性，对于出生体重较低（表现为婴儿不健康）的产妇来说，较长的父母假对她们的伤害较小。
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