Extended maternity leave and children's long‐term development
利用法国全面普查数据，研究发现三年带薪产假对儿童长期学业成就平均无影响，且未发现异质性效应，结合对母亲职业的负面影响，质疑该政策效果。
Abstract Countries around the world are increasingly expanding legal maternity leaves, with the dual objective of protecting mothers' jobs during their recovery after childbirth and enhancing child development. Using exhaustive census data, we find that a three‐year paid leave in France had zero average effects on children's long‐term schooling achievement, and no detectable impact heterogeneity. The lack of positive effects on children adds to the case against a policy that has strong adverse effects on mothers' careers.