How did mandating a short paid maternity leave impact work and fertility in Switzerland? maternityleave work fertility labor mandated womenshealth switzerland research
By Tarun Sai LomteApr 12 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Labor Economics Journal, researchers investigated the effects of the 14-week paid maternity leave mandate in Switzerland.
About the study In the present study, researchers assessed the impact of the first federal paid maternity leave on women’s labor market outcomes and subsequent fertility in Switzerland. The researchers applied a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the causal effect of the maternity leave mandate on labor market outcomes and subsequent fertility of first-time mothers.Findings The pre- and post-reform cohorts comprised 5,119 and 5,412 subjects, respectively. The two cohorts had similar participation rates in the labor force, employment rates, monthly income, and cumulative work experience one year before birth.
Females covered by the reform were more likely to continue working for the pre-birth employer during pregnancy and for a medium term after their first childbirth. The federal mandate increased subsequent fertility to a great extent. Post-reform females were two percentage points more likely to have a second child two years after the first.
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