Can Paternity Leave Reduce the Gender Earnings Gap?
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paternity leave; gender earnings gap;JEL classification:
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEM-2025-02-10 (Demographic Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2025-02-10 (Health Economics)
- NEP-LAB-2025-02-10 (Labour Economics)
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