mothers' and fathers' labor supply. Fathers' leave-taking is highly selective and the identification of causal effects relies …This study analyzes the effect of fathers' parental leave-taking on the time fathers spend with their children and on … promoting more gender equality in leave-taking. Results show that even short periods of fathers' parental leave may have long …

Women earn less than men, and that is especially true of mothers relative to fathers. Much of the widening occurs after … together these three produce the "parental gender gap," defined as the difference in income between mothers and fathers. We … family formation when mothers reduce their hours of work. But what happens when the kids grow up? To answer that question, we …