Plausibly Exogenous [1789] - Parental Leave (12/26/2024)

LHS Variable
Fertility and return-to-work behavior

RHS Variable
Parental leave

Source of Exogenous Variation
Policy change that took place in 1990 in Austria which extended the maximum duration of parental leave from the child's first to the child's second birthday

- Lalive and Zweimüller (2005), “Does parental leave affect fertility and return-to-work? Evidence from a true natural experiment”