@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp11794,
            	author={Huebener, Mathias and Kühnle, Daniel and Spieß, C. Katharina},
            	title={Parental Leave Policies and Socio-Economic Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from a Substantial Benefit Reform Using Administrative Data},
            	year={2018},
	month={Aug},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={11794},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp11794},
	abstract={This paper examines the effects of substantial changes in paid parental leave on child development and socio-economic development gaps. We exploit a German reform from 2007 that both expanded paid leave in the first year and removed paid leave in the second year following childbirth. Higher-income households benefited relatively more from the reform than low-income households. We use administrative data from mandatory school entrance examinations containing detailed child development assessments at age six within a difference-in-differences approach. Our precise and robust estimates reveal no effects of the changes in parental leave benefits on child development across various socio-economic groups, and consequently no effects on socio-economic development gaps.},
	keywords={language skills;motor skills;school readiness;child development;parental leave benefit;socio-emotional stability},
            }