Education

The long-run impacts of paid maternity leave on height and educational attainment

K. Le and M. Nguyen

This study by Kien Le and My Nguyen explores the intriguing long-term effects of paid maternity leave on educational attainment and adult height across 29 developing countries. Discover how even an extra week of paid leave can lead to significant increases in both education and height—a compelling case for improving maternity leave policies!

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Abstract

This study investigates the long-term effects of paid maternity leave on educational attainment and adult height in 29 developing countries between 1990 and 2019. Using data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law 2021 file, the analysis reveals that an additional week of paid leave is associated with a 0.007-year increase in educational attainment and a 0.056 cm increase in adult height. These findings are robust to various sensitivity analyses and suggest a compelling case for enforcing and extending paid maternity leave policies.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Sep 16, 2022

Authors

Kien Le, My Nguyen

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