Impact of Paid Family Leave program on mental health and happiness in California

• In Event: JSS 7
  In JSS Session: JSS Social and Health Policy

Brief Overview

It is timely to evaluate the impact of the PFL at its time of expansion after 15 years of implementation. Previous studies of PFL focused on labor market outcomes, while this paper studies outcomes in other dimensions; mental health and happiness.

Author

• Namho Kim, Arizona State University