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We find that the introduction of two weeks of paid paternity leave in Spain in 2007 led to delays in subsequent fertility. Following a regression discontinuity design and using rich administrative data, we show that parents who were (just) entitled to the new paternity leave took longer to have...
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sufficiently low gender wage gap), Intermediate-gap couples (with an intermediate gender wage gap) and high-gap couples (with a … sufficiently high gender wage gap). Our model predicts that while egalitarian couples never specialize and always share home …
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crisis appears to have increased gender inequalities in both paid and unpaid work in the short-term. …
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limited scope for the father quota to alter household behaviors beyond the parental leave period and reduce gender inequality …
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Social norms are an important barrier to gender convergence. We show that public policy designed to promote gender … equality at home can pave the way towards gender convergence by shaping gender norms in the next generation. We combine the … difference-in-differences approach, we show that children born after the policy change exhibit more gender egalitarian attitudes …
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We study the relevance of gender norms in accounting for the incidence and intensity of domestic violence. We use data … and other source-country variables, higher gender equality in the country of ancestry is significantly associated with a … lower risk of victimization in the host country. This suggests that gender norms may play an important role in explaining …
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We estimate the effect of divorce legalization on the long-term well-being of children. Our identification strategy relies on exploiting the different timing of divorce legalization across European countries. Using European Community Household Panel data, we compare the adult outcomes of cohorts...
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