Maternity Leave, Early Maternal Employment and Child Health and Development in the US
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9704968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence M Berger (0000-0002-7913-1059, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Jennifer Hill (0000-0002-0682-783X, Columbia University), Jane Waldfogel (0000-0002-9213-182X, Columbia University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 501 |
| Pages | F29-F47 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0013-0133.2005.00971.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051004679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 116 |
| References cited | 44 |
This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to explore links between mothers' returns to work within 12 weeks of giving birth and health and developmental outcomes for their children. OLS models and propensity score matching methods are utilised to account for selection bias. Considerable associations between early returns to work and children's outcomes are found suggesting causal relationships between early returns to work and reductions in breastfeeding and immunisations, as well as increases in externalising behaviour problems. These results are generally stronger for mothers who return to work full-time within 12 weeks of giving birth. Copyright 2005 Royal Economic Society
Breastfeeding · Child development · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Matching (statistics · National Longitudinal Surveys · Propensity score matching · Selection (genetic algorithm · Selection bias · Sociology · Work (physics · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Pediatrics
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Explicación de las disparidades raciales en la salud neonatal en Brasil
Explaining Racial Disparities in Infant Health in Brazil
Paid Family Leave Effects on Breastfeeding
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The effects of maternal employment on child injuries and infectious disease
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Welfare as Maternity Leave? Exemptions from Welfare Work Requirements and Maternal Employment
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Welfare policies and very young children
Parental Leave and Child Health Across OECD Countries
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Early Maternal Time Investment and Early Child Outcomes
Paid Parental Leave and Children's Schooling Outcomes
The Effects of a Mother’s Return to Work Decision on Child Development in the UK
Maternal leave policies and vaccination coverage
The long-run effect of maternity leave benefits on mental health
Changes in maternity leave coverage
An Index of Child Well-being in the European Union
What Helps and What Hinders? Exploring the Role of Workplace Characteristics for Parental Leave Use and Its Career Consequences
Bonus of the leave
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health
Secrets and lies
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The Family Gap for Young Women in the United States and Britain
Parental leave and child health
Empirical Strategies in Labor Economics
The Use of Matched Sampling and Regression Adjustment to Remove Bias in Observational Studies
Emanuel Miller Lecture Developmental Risks (Still) Associated with Early Child Care
Reducing Bias in Observational Studies Using Subclassification on the Propensity Score
Parental Employment and Child Cognitive Development
The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects
Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error
Constructing a Control Group Using Multivariate Matched Sampling Methods That Incorporate the Propensity Score
The Economic Consequences of Parental Leave Mandates
Propensity Score-Matching Methods for Nonexperimental Causal Studies
International Policies toward Parental Leave and Child Care
Women's labor force transitions in connection with childbirth
Barefoot and in a German kitchen
Maternity leave and the employment of new mothers in the United States
The impact of the family and medical leave act
Job continuity among new mothers
The effects of early maternal employment on child cognitive development
Parental leave
Effects of maternal employment and child-care arrangements on preschoolers' cognitive and behavioral outcomes
Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Parental Leave and Child Health Across OECD Countries
Gender and Family Issues in the Workplace
Paid Leave and the Timing of Women's Employment Before and After Birth
Women's Decisions about Breastfeeding and Maternal Employment
Effects of Public and Private Policies on Working after Childbirth
The Effects of Early Maternal Employment on Later Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 116 |
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| Citations per year | 5,52 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 114 |