Abstract

This paper studies how an introduction of paid parental leave (PPL) affects maternal labor market outcomes in the short run. Using a reform in Australia, the PPL scheme, that gave the primary caregiver of a child born or adopted on or after January 1 2011, $672.70 a week for a maximum of 18 weeks, this paper develops theoretical predictions of the effect of PPL on maternal labor market outcomes, and tests these predictions using confidential data from the Australian Pregnancy and Employment Transitions Survey. The theoretical results imply that after the introduction of PPL, hours of work in the pre-birth period should decrease for mothers who will qualify for PPL, and increase for mothers who are attempting to qualify for PPL. Post birth, the theoretical results imply that more mothers are out of work and on leave than would have been in the absence of PPL. The empirical results suggest that the PPL scheme had no significant effect on labor market outcomes pre birth or post birth.

中文翻译：

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引入带薪育儿假政策是否会在短期内影响产妇劳动力市场的结果？澳大利亚带薪育儿假计划的证据

摘要

本文研究了带薪育儿假（PPL）的引入如何在短期内影响产妇劳动力市场的成果。通过澳大利亚的一项PPL计划改革，该计划为2011年1月1日或之后出生或收养的孩子提供了主要照料者，每周672.70澳元，最多18周，本文对PPL对孕产妇的影响进行了理论预测劳动力市场结果，并使用澳大利亚怀孕和就业过渡调查中的机密数据检验这些预测。理论结果表明，引入PPL后，有资格获得PPL的母亲的出生前工作时间应减少，而那些有资格获得PPL的母亲则应增加工作时间。出生后 理论上的结果表明，与没有PPL的情况相比，失业和休假的母亲人数更多。实证结果表明，PPL计划对出生前或出生后的劳动力市场成果没有显着影响。