Fathers Taking Leave: Evaluating the Impact of Shared Parental Leave in the UK

Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Eleonora Fichera, Ezgi Kaya and Melanie K. Jones ()
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Eleonora Fichera: University of Bath
Melanie K. Jones: Cardiff University

No 17076, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We study the effect of the introduction in 2015 of UK Shared Parental Leave policy on the up-take and the length of leave taken by fathers. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study and Regression Discontinuity in Time, we show that the reform has not affected uptake or length of parental leave reinforcing questions as to its effectiveness.

Keywords: parental leave reform; Regression Discontinuity in Time; UK Household Longitudinal Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 J08 J13 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2024-06
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