@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17845,
            	author={Brenøe, Anne Ardila and Krenk, Ursa and Steinhauer, Andreas and Zweimüller, Josef},
            	title={How Do Firms Respond to Parental Leave Absences?},
            	year={2025},
	month={Apr},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17845},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17845},
	abstract={How do firms adjust their labor demand when a female employee takes temporary leave after childbirth? Using Austrian administrative data, we compare firms with and without a birth event and exploit policy reforms that significantly altered leave durations. We find that (i) firms adjust hiring, employment, and wages around leave periods, but these effects fade quickly; (ii) adjustments differ sharply by gender, reflecting strong gender segregation within firms; (iii) longer leave entitlements extend actual leave absences but have only short-term effects; and (iv) there is no impact on firm closure up to five years after birth.},
	keywords={absence duration;gender;labor demand;labor supply;firms;family leave},
            }