The Impact of Paid Family Leave on Families with Health Shocks

We thank Ann Bartel, Jane Waldfogel, and seminar participants at RAND Corporation, Wellesley College, University of Massachusetts–Amherst, the NBER Summer Institute–Health Economics Program Meeting, and the Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meeting for helpful comments. We are very grateful to Ray Kuntz from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for assistance with the MEPS data, including output review and disclosures. The research reported herein was performed pursuant to grant RDR18000003 from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) funded as part of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. Su also acknowledges support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (under Grant No. T32HS026128) and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (under Grant No. DGE-1656518). The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not represent the opinions or policy of SSA, any agency of the federal government, or NBER. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the contents of this report. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the United States Government, any agency thereof, or the National Bureau of Economic Research.

• December 7, 2022