THE 60th INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
New York, New York
6-9 October 2005

Assessing the Utilization and Impact of Employee Family Leave Mandates:
American and European Experiences
Sunday 08h30 - 10h30
Organizer: Ron Bird, U.S. Department of Labor

Chair: Ronald E. Bird, U.S. Department of Labor

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, The Hudson Institute, Assessing the Costs and Other Effects of Family Leave Mandates

Jane-Marie Mulvey and William Shields, Employment Policy Foundation, Estimates of U.S. FMLA Utilization and Costs Based on an Employer Survey Instrument

Tim Kane, The Heritage Foundation, Labor Protectionism as Policy Competition: A Cross Country Assessment

Edward Sellers, Jeffersonton, VA, The Devil in the Details: Comparison of Family Leave Policy Specifications across Countries

Discussants: Ronald E. Bird, U.S. Department of Labor, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, The Hudson Institute, Jane-Marie Mulvey, Employment Policy Foundation, Tim Kane, The Heritage Foundation, and Edward Sellers, Jeffersonton, VA