Women experience significant reductions in labor market income following the birth of children, while their male … contribution due to the biological costs of giving birth. Second, we provide causal estimates on the impact of two family policies …

during the first year after child birth by 2.1 - 2.8pp (≈ 15 - 20%). However, the policy does not impact maternal employment …

This study analyzes the effect of fathers' parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and on … on within-father differences in leave-taking for first and higher order children that were triggered by a policy reform …-lasting effects on fathers' involvement in childcare and housework. Effects on maternal labor supply are also significantly positive …

This study analyzes the effect of fathers' parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and on … on within-father differences in leave-taking for first and higher order children that were triggered by a policy reform …-lasting effects on fathers' involvement in childcare and housework. Effects on maternal labor supply are also significantly positive …

zeigt sich, dass eine Nutzung von Elternzeit durch den Vater zu mehr väterlichem Engagement in der Familie führen, z.B. in …This study analyzes the effect of fathers' parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and on … on within-father differences in leave-taking for first and higher order children that were triggered by a policy reform …

This study analyzes the effect of fathers' parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and on … on within-father differences in leave-taking for first and higher order children that were triggered by a policy reform …-lasting effects on fathers' involvement in childcare and housework. Effects on maternal labor supply are also significantly positive …

We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

gap in employment. The impact of the leaves depends, however, on childcare availability: long maternity leaves combined … with high childcare coverage lead to greater employment gap than when the coverage is low. The results do not prove that …The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European …