产假待遇对中国女性劳动力市场结果的意外影响

IF 2.3 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI:10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106782

Hong Liu , Jiaying Li , Hong Song , Xianqiang Zou

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摘要

本研究首次提供了产假待遇对中国城市育龄妇女劳动力市场结果影响的实证证据。在 2014 年至 2016 年期间，中国约有三分之二的省份延长了产假待遇，我们利用了这一改革，并采用了三重差分策略来处理识别问题。结果表明，由于休假待遇的延长导致育龄妇女的工作可能性、正规就业率和工资水平相对于同龄妇女有所下降，从而产生了意想不到的效果。我们进一步证实，对雇主责任的更大依赖可能是意外效应背后的主要机制，这凸显了支付计划的重要性。本研究为育龄妇女产假的劳动力市场效应提供了新的证据和机制，并为产假相关政策设计提供了新的见解。

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Unintended consequences of maternity leave entitlements on female labor market outcomes in China

This study provides the first empirical evidence of the impact of maternity leave entitlements on labor market outcomes for women of childbearing age in urban China. We exploit a reform during which approximately two-thirds of the provinces in China extended their leave entitlements from 2014 to 2016 and employ a triple-difference strategy to deal with the identification. The results suggest unintended effects, as leave entitlement extensions led to a reduction in the likelihood of working, formal employment, and wage for women of childbearing age relative to their counterparts. We further establish that greater reliance on employer liability may be the main mechanism behind the unintended effects, highlighting the importance of payment schemes. This study provides novel evidence and mechanisms for the labor market effect of maternity leave in women of childbearing age and provides new insights for maternity leave related policy designs.

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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization ECONOMICS-

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3.80

自引率

9.10%

发文量

392

期刊介绍： The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization is devoted to theoretical and empirical research concerning economic decision, organization and behavior and to economic change in all its aspects. Its specific purposes are to foster an improved understanding of how human cognitive, computational and informational characteristics influence the working of economic organizations and market economies and how an economy structural features lead to various types of micro and macro behavior, to changing patterns of development and to institutional evolution. Research with these purposes that explore the interrelations of economics with other disciplines such as biology, psychology, law, anthropology, sociology and mathematics is particularly welcome.