Where Are the Fathers? Effects of Earmarking Parental Leave for Fathers in France
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3395560 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hélène Périvier (0000-0003-4088-9839, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris), Gregory Verdugo (0000-0003-0289-5146, Hélène Périvier is a Researcher at OFCE, Sciences Po. Gregory Verdugo is a Professor of Economics at Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, EPEE, and an Associate Researcher at OFCE, Sciences Po, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 88-118 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00197939231201570 |
| OpenAlex | W4387847252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 32 |
Does providing nontransferable months of parental leave earmarked for fathers, as mandated by the European Union to its member countries since 2019, increase their participation? To answer that question, the authors investigate the consequences of a 2015 French reform that designated up to 12 months of paid leave for fathers while simultaneously reducing the maximum paid leave for mothers by the same number of months. Although the benefits were low, parental leave could be taken on a part-time basis, which can be more attractive to fathers. Using administrative data and comparing parents of children born before and after the reform, the authors find that in response to a 25 percentage point (pp) decline in mothers' participation rate triggered by the reform, fathers' participation increased by less than 1 pp, primarily through part-time leave. The reform increased mothers' labor earnings, but it had no significant impact on fathers' earnings. Overall, the substitutability of parental leave between parents appears to be low and, as a result, earmarking alone does not substantially increase fathers' participation
Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · European union · International economics · Labour economics · Maternity leave · Member states · Parental leave · Point (geometry) · Work (physics) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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Barriers to equality
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |