Child Health in Elementary School Following California's Paid Family Leave Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11680283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shirlee Lichtman‐Sadot (0000-0001-5830-3678, corresponding author), Neryvia Pillay Bell |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 790-827 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pam.22012 |
| PMID | 28991423 |
| OpenAlex | W2600404409 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 52 |
We evaluate changes in elementary school children health outcomes following the introduction of California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program, which provided parents with paid time off following the birth of a child. Our health outcomes--overweight, ADHD, and hearing-related problems--are characterized by diagnosis rates that only pick up during early elementary school. Moreover, our health outcomes have been found to be negatively linked with many potential implications of extended maternity leave--increased breastfeeding, prompt medical checkups at infancy, reduced prenatal stress, and reduced non-parental care during infancy. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies (ECLS) within a difference-in-differences framework, our results suggest improvements in health outcomes among California elementary school children following PFL’s introduction. Furthermore, the improvements are driven by children from less advantaged backgrounds, which is consistent with the notion that California’s PFL had the greatest effect on leave-taking duration after childbirth mostly for less advantaged mothers who previously could not afford to take unpaid leave
Family Leave · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Work (physics · Child and Adolescent Health · Early Childhood Education and Development · Engineering · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |