Sick of family responsibilities?

Nikolay Angelov (), Per Johansson and Erica Lindahl ()
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Nikolay Angelov: The Institute for Labour Market and Education Policy Evaluation (IFAU)
Erica Lindahl: The Institute for Labour Market and Education Policy Evaluation (IFAU)

Empirical Economics, 2020, vol. 58, issue 2, No 16, 777-814

Abstract: Abstract This study estimates the effect of parenthood on the within-couple gender gap in paid sick leave. We find that as a result of parenthood, mothers more than double their sick leave compared with fathers. However, there is no corresponding effect on health measured by hospital stays. We also find that mothers’ income trajectory is strongly related to the magnitude of the effect: A less favorable income trajectory is associated with a larger effect of parenthood on the sick leave gap. Since mothers’ labor supply is measured 1 year prior to sick leave, this result suggests that the lower labor supply induces an increase in sick leave rather than the other way round.

Keywords: Sick leave; Parenthood; Double burden; Health investment; Moral hazard (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 D13 I19 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-1552-2

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