The effects of parental leave extension on training for young women |
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Authors: | Patrick A Puhani Katja Sonderhof |
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Institution: | (1) Institut f?r Arbeits?konomik, Leibniz Universit?t Hannover, K?nigsworther Platz 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany;(2) SEW, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland;(3) ERMES, Universit? Paris II, Paris, France;(4) IZA, Bonn, Germany |
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Abstract: | Using three datasets for West Germany, we estimate the effect of the extension of parental leave from between 10 and 18 to
36 months on young women’s participation in job-related training. Specifically, we employ difference-in-differences identification
strategies using control groups of older women and young and older men. We find that parental leave extension negatively affects
job-related training for young women, even if they do not have children, especially when the focus is on employer-arranged
training. There is tentative evidence that young women partly compensated for this reduction in employer-arranged training
by increasing training on their own initiative. |
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