Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
UiS Working Papers in Economics and Finance,
University of Stavanger
No 2012/3: Crowding out Dad? The Effect of a Cash-for-Care Subsidy on Family time Allocation
Nina Drange (nina.e.drange@uis.no)
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Nina Drange: UiS, Postal: University of Stavanger, NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway
Abstract: This paper expands our understanding of possible specialization effects of extended parental leave policies. Identification is based on the introduction of the Cash-for-Care program in Norway in 1998, which increased mothers’ incentives to withdraw from the labor market when their child was one and two years old. I estimate difference-in-differences models exploiting differences in individuals' exposures to the program among families with similar structures. Consistent with Schøne (2004) I find that the cash-for-care program decreased mothers’ labor force participation by about four percentage points. Notably, however, I find no evidence that the fathers work more to compensate for the mothers declined labor supply.
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35 pages, March 2, 2012
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