Périvier, Hélène; Verdugo, Gregory - 2023
of a 2015 French reform that earmarked up to 12 months of paid leave for fathers while simultaneously reducing the … the reform, the authors find that in response to a 25 p.p. decline in mothers' participation rate triggered by the reform …, fathers' participation increased by less than 1 p.p., mostly through part-time leave. The reform increased mothers' labor …