%0 Report %A Bergemann, Annette %A Riphahn, Regina T. %T Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time %D 2009 %8 2009 Jan %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 3982 %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3982 %X We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects. %K female labor supply %K fertility %K child subsidy %K parents money