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Sick of family responsibilities?

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  • Nikolay Angelov

    (The Institute for Labour Market and Education Policy Evaluation (IFAU)
    The Uppsala Center for Labour Studies (UCLS))

  • Per Johansson

    (The Institute for Labour Market and Education Policy Evaluation (IFAU)
    Uppsala University
    IZA)

  • Erica Lindahl

    (The Institute for Labour Market and Education Policy Evaluation (IFAU))

Abstract

This study estimates the effect of parenthood on the within-couple gender gap in paid sick leave. We find that as a result of parenthood, mothers more than double their sick leave compared with fathers. However, there is no corresponding effect on health measured by hospital stays. We also find that mothers’ income trajectory is strongly related to the magnitude of the effect: A less favorable income trajectory is associated with a larger effect of parenthood on the sick leave gap. Since mothers’ labor supply is measured 1 year prior to sick leave, this result suggests that the lower labor supply induces an increase in sick leave rather than the other way round.

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  • Nikolay Angelov & Per Johansson & Erica Lindahl, 2020. "Sick of family responsibilities?," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 58(2), pages 777-814, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:58:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s00181-018-1552-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-1552-2
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    Keywords

    Sick leave; Parenthood; Double burden; Health investment; Moral hazard;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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