The Strong Case For Paid Parental Leave

Abby McCloskey, Angela Rachidi, Real Clear Politics, December 10, 2019

““This is Not The Way We Teach This,” read the New York Times headline in response to a new National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper that reported results from a study of California’s paid family and medical leave policy. Contrary to past research that suggested positive work and wage effects of California’s policy, this new study found that it decreased new mothers’ employment and earnings a decade out.”