FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES AND PARENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN

描述。这个项目的目标是调查 家庭假政策，如产假、陪产假和子女 照顾或育儿假，由父母照顾子女。具体目标 是评估政策变化的影响和影响，例如通过 1993年关于就业和休假的《家庭和医疗休假法》(FMLA) 学龄前儿童的父母利用情况， 特别强调一岁以下的儿童。有(至少) 扩大探亲假，如FMLA，可能有两个原因 对儿童福祉的积极影响。首先，在法律允许的范围内 由于FMLA导致覆盖范围扩大，女性可能更有可能采取 产假和休更长的假，从而花更多的时间与 然而，产假政策也可能会导致一些 女性更早重返工作岗位，而不是辞去工作留在家里 在很长一段时间内。此项目将使用当前 人口调查(CPS)、收入和方案参与度调查(SIPP)、 和全国青年纵向调查(NLSY)通过以下方式验证这一假设 审查新的家庭假覆盖范围改变了妇女的 休假倾向和休假持续时间。第二，如果 育儿假政策增加了陪产假的使用机会 更容易被接受的是，男性可能更有可能休陪产假 再次休更长的假，为父母和婴儿提供更多的时间； 如果很少有人愿意接受这种影响，那么这种影响的幅度就会很小。 这类计划的优势。为了验证这一假设，该项目将使用 来自CPS、NLSY和SIPP的数据，以检查探亲假的变化 保险范围与陪产假使用率和陪产期的增加有关 树叶。该项目还将考虑拟议的 扩展范围，如为所有员工提供探亲假保险或 提供带薪假期，使用英国和英国等其他国家的数据 日本。

DESCRIPTION. The goal of this project is to investigate the effects of family leave policies such as maternity leave, paternity leave, and child care or parental leave, on parents' care for children. The specific aims are to assess the impact and of policy changes such as the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993 on the employment and leave utilization of mothers and fathers of pre-school age children, with particular emphasis on children under the age of one. There are (at least) two reasons why expansions of family leave, such as the FMLA, might have positive effects on child well-being. First, to the extent that laws such as the FMLA result in expanded coverage, women might be more likely to take maternity leave and to take longer leaves, thus spending more time with their infants; however, maternity leave policies might also induce some women to return to work sooner as opposed to quitting work and staying home for an extended period of time. This project will use data from The Current Population Survey (CPS), Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), and National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) to test this hypothesis by examining the extent to which new family leave coverage has changed women's propensity to take leave and the duration of that leave. Second, if parental leave policies increase access to paternity leave an make usage more acceptable, men might be more likely to take paternity lave and might take longer leaves again providing more time for parent and infant; however the magnitude of this effect will be small if few men are willing to take advantage of such programs. To test this hypothesis, this project will use data from the CPS, NLSY, and SIPP to examine whether changes in family leave coverage are associated with the increased usage and duration of paternity leaves. This project will also consider the likely effects of proposed extensions such as providing family leave coverage to all workers or providing paid leave, using data from other countries such as England and Japan.