Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy - 2010
Using Norwegian registry data we investigate how paternity leave affects fathers' long-term earnings. In 1993 Norway … in fathers' exposure to the paternity quota. Our analysis suggests that four weeks paternity leave during the child …'s first year decreases fathers' future earnings by 2.1 percent. Importantly, this effect persists up until our last point of …