Maternity leave and children's cognitive and behavioral development

被引：50

作者：

Baker, Michael ^{[1
]}

Milligan, Kevin ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada

[2] Univ British Columbia, Vancouver Sch Econ, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS | 2015年 / 28卷 / 02期

关键词：

Maternity leave; Child development; Children; Cognitive development; CARE; EMPLOYMENT; OUTCOMES; MOTHERS; EXPANSIONS; ASSOCIATIONS; ACHIEVEMENT; CHILDHOOD; COVERAGE; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1007/s00148-014-0529-5

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We investigate the impact of maternity leave on the cognitive and behavioral development of children at ages 4 and 5, following up previous research on these children at younger ages. The impact is identified by legislated increases in the duration of maternity leave in Canada, which significantly increased the amount of first-year maternal care. Our results indicate no positive effect on indices of children's cognitive and behavioral development. We uncover a small negative impact on PPVT scores.

引用

页码：373 / 391

页数：19

共 40 条

[1] Transition to child care: Associations with infant-mother attachment, infant negative emotion, and cortisol elevations
Ahnert, L
Gunnar, MR
Lamb, ME
Barthel, M
[J]. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 2004, 75 (03) : 639 - 650
[2] Almond D, 2011, HBK ECON, V4, P1315, DOI 10.1016/S0169-7218(11)02413-0
[3] [Anonymous], 2006, The Daily
[4] Baker M, 2011, 17105 NBER
[5] Universal child care, maternal labor supply, and family well-being
Baker, Michael
Gruber, Jonathan
Milligan, Kevin
[J]. JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, 2008, 116 (04) : 709 - 745
[6] How does job-protected maternity leave affect mothers' employment?
Baker, Michael
Milligan, Kevin
[J]. JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS, 2008, 26 (04) : 655 - 691
[7] Maternal employment, breastfeeding, and health: Evidence from maternity leave mandates
Baker, Michael
Milligan, Kevin
[J]. JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2008, 27 (04) : 871 - 887
[8] Innis Lecture: Universal early childhood interventions: what is the evidence base?
Baker, Michael
[J]. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE, 2011, 44 (04): : 1069 - 1105
[9] Baker M, 2010, J HUM RESOUR, V45, P1
[10] Early child care and early child development: Major findings of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Belsky, Jay
[J]. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2006, 3 (01) : 95 - 110

← 1 2 3 4 →