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References for Maternity leave versus early childcare—What are the long-term consequences for children?
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Further reading
- Canaan, S., Lassen, A., Rosenbaum, P., Steingrimsdottir, H. "Maternity leave and paternity leave: Evidence on the economic impact of legislative changes in high income countries" The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Forthcoming.
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Key references
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Danzer, N., Halla, M., Schneeweis, N., Zweimüller, M. "Parental leave,
(in)formal childcare and long-term child outcomes" Journal of
Human Resources 57:6 (2022): 1826–1884. Key reference: [1]
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Carneiro, P., Løken, K. V., Salvanes, K. G. "A flying start?
Maternity leave benefits and long-run outcomes of
children" Journal of
Political Economy 123:2 (2015): 365–412. Key reference: [2]
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Rasmussen, A. W. "Increasing the
length of parents’ birth-related leave: The effect on children's
long-term educational outcomes" Labour
Economics 17:1 (2010): 91–100. Key reference: [3]
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Baker, M., Milligan, K. "Maternity leave
and children's cognitive and behavioral development" Journal of
Population Economics 28:2 (2015): 373–391. Key reference: [4]
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Dustman, C., Schönberg, U. "Expansions in
maternity leave coverage and children's long-term
outcomes" American
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Datta Gupta, N., Simonsen, M. "Academic
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Drange, N., Havnes, T. "Early childcare
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Felfe, C., Lalive, R. "Does early
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Yamaguchi, S., Asai, Y., Kambayashi, R. "How does early
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Jessen, J., Spieß, C. K., Waights, S. "Centre-based
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Datta Gupta, N., Simonsen, M. "Non-cognitive
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Baker, M., Gruber, J., Milligan, K. "The long-run
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Danzer, N., Halla, M., Schneeweis, N., Zweimüller, M. "Parental leave,
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