Katherine Policelli and Alix Gould-Werth: California Paid Family Leave Reduces Poverty: "Between 2004 and 2013, the California paid leave program increased household income levels and lowered poverty rates for mothers of 1-year-olds... an average 3,407 increase in income.... Also... good news specific to the bottom end of the income distribution: The introduction of paid leave in California is tied to a 10.2 percent decrease in risk of new mothers dropping below the poverty threshold and disproportionately helps women with lower levels of education and who are unmarried: Alexandra Boyle Stanczyk: Does Paid Family Leave Improve Household Economic Security Following a Birth? Evidence from California...
#noted #2019-12-20
