Effects of Fathers' Nonstandard Work Schedules on Childcare Time

Tomo Nishimura ()
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Tomo Nishimura: School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

No 239, Discussion Paper Series from School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

Abstract: This study used Japanese time use data to analyze the effect of fathers' nonstandard work schedules on childcare time. The results indicated that weekday evening and weekend work reduce fathers' childcare time and increase that of mothers. In addition, the marginal effect found through multivariate analysis revealed that mothers do not fully compensate for the reduction in fathers' childcare time, leading to the possibility that the total childcare time is shortened. However, the results of the weekday/weekend integrated data analysis showed that fathers (especially white-collar fathers) working weekday evenings reduce the gap with other fathers through weekend childcare.

Keywords: Nonstandard Working Schedules; Childcare time; Time use; Japanese Time-Use Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2022-09
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