Abstract

In 2016, the Polish government introduced a large child benefit, called “Family 500+”, with the aim to increase fertility and reduce child poverty. It is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. We study the impact of the new benefit on female labor supply, using Labor Force Survey data. Based on a difference-in-differences methodology, we find that the labor market participation rates of women with children decreased after the introduction of the benefit compared to that of childless women. The labor force participation rate of mothers showed a drop of 2–3 percentage points by mid-2017 as a result of the “Family 500+” program. The effect was higher among women with lower levels of education and among women living in small towns.

中文翻译：

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儿童福利对女性劳动力供应的影响

摘要

2016年，波兰政府推出了一项庞大的儿童福利，称为“ 500+家庭”，旨在增加生育能力并减少儿童贫困。它对于第二个孩子以及以后的每个孩子都是通用的，并且对第一个孩子进行了经济状况调查。我们使用劳动力调查数据研究了新福利对女性劳动力供应的影响。根据差异方法，我们发现与无子女妇女相比，有子女的妇女在引入福利之后的劳动力市场参与率有所下降。由于“ 500+家庭”计划的实施，到2017年中期，母亲的劳动力参与率下降了2-3个百分点。受教育程度较低的妇女和小城镇妇女的影响更大。