This paper studies the effects of a father quota in the parental leave period on households' labor market and fertility … leave delayed higher-order births and reduced subsequent fertility among older women (by about 15%). These results suggest a … limited scope for the father quota to alter household behaviors beyond the parental leave period and reduce gender inequality …

fertility. Following a regression discontinuity design and using rich administrative data, we show that parents who were (just … subsequent fertility. First, fathers' increasing involvement in childcare led to higher labor force attachment among mothers …. This may have raised the opportunity cost of an additional child. We also find that men reported lower desired fertility …

amount of the gender income gap. In this paper we do two things. First, we use a simple household model to better understand … the potential mechanisms driving the child penalty, which include gender norms around child care, female preferences for … in heterosexual couples is primarily explained by female preferences for child care and gender norms, with a smaller …

This study seeks to determine the effect on the gender employment gap and women's employment of the extension of … extensions of maternity leave and the gender employment gap in Viet Nam. The findings show that, on average, the new law did not … exacerbate the gender employment gap, and there was a narrowing of the gap in the formal jobs sector compared to the waged jobs …

Despite changing gender norms, few fathers decide to take parental leave after the birth of a child, and when they do …