Fathers taking leave: evaluating the impact of shared parental leave in the UK

Publication type

Research Paper

Series Number

17076

Series

IZA Discussion Papers

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Publication date

June 1, 2024

Summary:

We study the effect of the introduction in 2015 of UK Shared Parental Leave policy on the up-take and the length of leave taken by fathers. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study and Regression Discontinuity in Time, we show that the reform has not affected uptake or length of parental leave reinforcing questions as to its effectiveness.

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Link

https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/17076/fathers-taking-leave-evaluating-the-impact-of-shared-parental-leave-in-the-uk

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