abstract: 'This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999 to

  2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how

  California''s first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program

  affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as

  subsequent labor market outcomes. We obtain robust evidence that the

  California program doubled the overall use of maternity leave,

  increasing it from an average of three to six weeks for new motherswith

  some evidence of particularly large growth for less advantaged groups.

  We also provide evidence that PFL increased the usual weekly work hours

  of employed mothers of 1- to 3-year-old children by 10 to 17 percent and

  that their wage incomes may have risen by a similar amount.'
affiliation: 'Rossin-Slater, M (Corresponding Author), Columbia Univ, Dept Econ, 1022
  Int Affairs Bldg,420 West 118th St, New York, NY 10027 USA.

  Rossin-Slater, Maya, Columbia Univ, Dept Econ, New York, NY 10027 USA.

  Ruhm, Christopher J., Univ Virginia, Frank Batten Sch Leadership \& Publ Policy,
  Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA.

  Waldfogel, Jane, Columbia Univ, Sch Social Work, New York, NY 10027 USA.'
author: Rossin-Slater, Maya and Ruhm, Christopher J. and Waldfogel, Jane
author_list:
- family: Rossin-Slater
  given: Maya
- family: Ruhm
  given: Christopher J.
- family: Waldfogel
  given: Jane
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1002/pam.21676
files: []
issn: 0276-8739
journal: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
keywords-plus: 'PARENTAL LEAVE; MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; IN-DIFFERENCES;

  POLICIES; WORK; MANDATES; LESSONS; IMPACT; ACT'
language: English
month: SPR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '34'
orcid-numbers: Rossin-Slater, Maya/0000-0002-8905-2944
pages: 224+
papis_id: 6efebdb8e86f5025c8f014881be88261
ref: Rossinslater2013effectscalifornias
times-cited: '180'
title: The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking
  and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000316572600002
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '76'
volume: '32'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Public Administration
year: '2013'