TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Tamm, Marcus
        TI  - Fathers' Parental Leave-Taking, Childcare Involvement and Mothers' Labor Market Participation
        PY  - 2018/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11873
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp11873
        AB  - This study analyzes the effect of fathers' parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and on mothers' and 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 maternal labor supply are also significantly positive but do not persist over time.
        KW  - parental leave
KW  - childcare
KW  - female labor supply
KW  - gender differences
KW  - policy evaluation
        ER  -