Code for: The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Aline Bütikofer, Norwegian School of Economics; Julie Riise, University of Bergen; Meghan Skira, University of Georgia

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Project Citation:

Bütikofer, Aline, Riise, Julie , and Skira, Meghan. Code for: The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-02-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E117422V1

Project Description

Summary: We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health in the medium- and long-term. Using administrative data combined with survey data on the health of women around age 40, we find the reform improved a range of maternal health outcomes, including BMI, blood pressure, pain, and mental health. The reform also increased health-promoting behaviors, such as exercise and not smoking. The effects were larger for first-time and low-resource mothers and women who would have taken little unpaid leave in the absence of the reform.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: maternity leave; regression discontinuity; maternal health

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J18 Demographic Economics: Public Policy

Geographic Coverage: Norway

Time Period(s): 1975 – 2003

Data Type(s): program source code

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