Changes in maternity leave coverage: Implications for fertility, labour force participation and child mortality
Changes in maternity leave coverage: Implications for fertility, labour force participation and child mortality
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DOI：
10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112573
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发表时间：
2019-11-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Fielding, David
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作者：
Ahmed, Salma;Fielding, David
本文分析了1995年至2016年期间来自18个非洲和亚洲国家的宏观面板数据，调查了带薪产假的水平和持续时间对人类发展的三个维度的影响：生育率、女性正式部门就业和婴儿死亡率。有一些证据表明，平均而言，延长休假时间可以减少婴儿死亡率和就业率。然而，没有确凿的证据表明休假时间对生育率有直接影响。相比之下，有一些证据表明，较高的产假薪酬会导致较高的生育率，但没有证据表明，薪酬水平对婴儿死亡率或就业有任何影响。
Analysing macro-panel data from 18 African and Asian countries over the period 1995-2016, this article investigates the effects of the level and duration of paid maternity leave on three dimensions of human development: fertility, female formal-sector employment and infant mortality. There is some evidence that, on average, extending the duration of leave leads to reductions in infant mortality and employment. However, there is no conclusive evidence that leave duration has a direct effect on fertility. In contrast, there is some evidence that higher maternity leave payments lead to higher fertility, but no evidence that payment levels have any effect on infant mortality or employment.