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Abstract
We study the effect of the introduction of the UK Shared Parental Leave policy in 2015 on both the uptake and the length of leave taken by fathers. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study and a Regression Discontinuity in Time design, we find no evidence that the reform increased either uptake or length of paternal leave, reinforcing questions about its effectiveness.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Fiscal Studies |
| Publication status | Acceptance date - 29 Apr 2025 |
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the editor, Monica Costa Dias, and three anonymous refereesfor helpful comments on an earlier draft.
This work is based on data from the Understanding Society, distributed by the UK Data Service and we are grateful for its support. Understanding Society is an initiative funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and various Government Departments, with scientific leadership by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, and survey delivery by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and Verian (formerly Kantar Public).
The authors thank Bastien Chabe-Ferret, Libertad González, Sonia Oreffice, Emma Tominey, Lucas van der Velde, Hosny Zoabi, members of the Project Advisory Board, Understanding Society 2023/24 Fellows and the UKHLS Team, the participants of the University of Bath Department of Economics’ Applied Brown Bag Seminar, the International Conference on Policies and Parental Support 2024, the British Society for Population Studies Conference and the Third Applied Economics Conference (Belgrade) for their invaluable comments on an earlier draft.
Funding
Joanna Clifton-Sprigg received funding from the Understanding Society fellowship programme, a component of the Study’s Economic and Social Research Council award, ES/S007253/1.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Economic and Social Research | ES/S007253/1 |
Keywords
- parental leave
- regression discontinuity in time
- UK Household Longitudinal Study
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The effect of Shared Parental Leave on labour market outcomes in the UK
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/08/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research council