We use 10 years of California administrative data with a regression kink design to estimate the causal impacts of benefits in the first state‐level paid family leave program for women with earnings near the maximum benefit threshold. We find no evidence that a higher weekly benefit amount (WBA) increases leave duration or leads to adverse future labor market outcomes for this group. In contrast, we document that a rise in the WBA leads to an increased likelihood of returning to the pre‐leave firm (conditional on any employment) and of making a subsequent paid family leave claim.

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带薪休假福利的影响：来自加州行政数据的回归纠结证据

我们使用10年的加利福尼亚行政数据和回归扭结设计来估算首个州级带薪家庭休假计划中的福利对收入接近最大福利阈值的女性的因果影响。我们发现没有证据表明较高的每周福利金额（WBA）会增加休假时间或导致该群体未来的劳动力市场不利结果。相反，我们记录到WBA的上升导致返回到休假前公司（以任何工作为条件）和随后提出带薪家事假索赔的可能性增加。