FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES AND PARENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN

说明. 该项目的目标是调查 产假、陪产假和育儿假等家庭假政策 照顾或育儿假，关于父母照顾孩子的问题。 具体目标 评估政策变化的影响，例如通过 1993年关于就业和休假的《家庭和医疗假法》 利用学龄前儿童的父母， 特别重视一岁以下的儿童。 有（至少） 家庭假的扩展，如FMLA，可能有两个原因， 对孩子的幸福有积极的影响。 首先，在某种程度上， 由于FMLA扩大了覆盖范围，妇女可能更有可能采取 产假和更长的假期，从而花更多的时间与 然而，产假政策也可能导致一些人 妇女更快地重返工作岗位，而不是辞职呆在家里 在很长一段时间内。 该项目将使用当前的数据 人口调查（CPS）、收入和方案参与调查（SIPP）、 和全国青年纵向调查（NLSY）来检验这一假设， 审查新的家事假覆盖范围在多大程度上改变了妇女的 休假的倾向和休假的持续时间。 二是如果 育儿假政策增加了陪产假的使用机会， 更容易接受的是，男性可能更有可能接受亲子关系， 再次延长假期，为父母和婴儿提供更多时间;然而， 如果很少有人愿意接受， 这些方案的优势。 为了验证这一假设，该项目将使用 来自CPS、NLSY和SIPP的数据，以检查家庭假的变化是否 覆盖率与父亲身份的使用和持续时间的增加有关 叶子 该项目还将考虑拟议的 扩大范围，例如向所有工人提供家庭假， 提供带薪休假，使用其他国家的数据，如英国和 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.