Maternity rights and mothers' return to work

Labour Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-201

  Burgess, Simon ^a   Gregg, Paul ^a   Propper, Carol ^a   Washbrook, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternity rights; Return to work

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849098885     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Desai S., and Waite L. Women's employment during pregnancy and after the first birth: Occupational characteristics and work commitment. American Sociological Review 56 4 (1991) 551-566
2. Farber H. The Incidence and Cost of Job Loss: 1982-9. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Microeconomics (1993) 73-122
3. Glass J., and Riley L. Family responsive policies and employee retention following childbirth. Social Forces 76 4 (1998) 1401-1435
4. Gregg P., and Wadsworth J. Mind the Gap, Please: The Changing Nature of Entry Jobs in Britain. Economica 67 268 (2000) 499-524
5. Jacobsen L., LaLonde R., and Sullivan D. Earnings of Displaced Workers. American Economic Review 83 (1993) 685-709
6. McRae S. Maternity Rights in Britain (1991), Policy Studies Institute, London
7. Narendranathan W., and Stewart M.B. How does the benefit effect vary as unemployment spells lengthen?. Journal of Applied Econometrics 8 4 (1993) 361-381
8. Ondrich J., Speiss C.K., Yang Q., and Wagner G.G. The liberalization of maternity leave policy and the return to work after childbirth in Germany. IZA Discussion Paper vol. 21 (1998)
9. Ross K. Labor pains: The effect of the Family and Medical Leave Act on the return to paid work after childbirth. Focus 20 1 (1998) 34-36 (University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty)
10. Smith K., Downs B., and O'Connell M. Maternity leave and employment patterns: 1961-1995. Current Population Reports, P70-P79 (2001), US Census Bureau, Washington DC
11. Waldfogel J. The family gap for young women in the United States and Britain: Can maternity leave make a difference?. Journal of Labor Economics 16 3 (1998) 505-545
12. Waldfogel J. The Impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 18 2 (1999) 281-302
13. Waldfogel, J., Berger, L.M., 2001, Maternity leave and the employment of new mothers in the United States, mimeo Columbia University.