Women earn less than men, and that is especially true of mothers relative to fathers. Much of the widening occurs after … family formation when mothers reduce their hours of work. But what happens when the kids grow up? To answer that question, we … together these three produce the "parental gender gap," defined as the difference in income between mothers and fathers. We …

-level models, this study analyses the effect of family policies on fathers' working hours. The results indicate that fathers work … parental leave for mothers and generous family allowances. The effects, however, are strongly contingent on fathers …, generous family allowances and father friendly parental leave schemes reduce the working hours of less educated fathers. …

"price" of a social program for a subset of individuals. Fathers of children born after April 1, 1993 in Norway were eligible … for one month of governmental paid paternity leave, while fathers of children born before this cutoff were not. There is a … sharp increase in fathers taking paternity leave immediately after the reform, with take up rising from 3% to 35%. While …

contributions, a lump-sum redistribution from fathers to mothers may make children better off, but both parents worse off, or vice … cost of both parents. Thus, proposals to redistribute income from fathers to mothers need to take into account socially …

A large proportion of divorced and separated fathers form new partnerships. The new partner's preferences are not …