Fathers’ parental leave-taking, childcare involvement and labor market participation

Marcus Tamm

Labour Economics, 2019, vol. 59, issue C, 184-197

Abstract: This study analyzes the effect of fathers’ parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and with household duties and on fathers’ labor supply. Fathers’ leave-taking is highly selective and the identification of causal effects relies on within-father differences in leave-taking for first and higher order children that were triggered by a policy reform promoting more gender equality in leave-taking. Results show that even short periods of fathers’ parental leave may have long-lasting effects on fathers’ involvement in childcare and housework. Effects on labor supply do not persist over time.

Keywords: Parental leave; Childcare; Policy evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H31 J13 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2019.04.007

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