Causes and Consequences of a Father’s Child Leave_Evidence from a Reform of Leave Schemes

Many OECD countries have implemented policies to induce couples to share parental leave.This paper investigates how responsive intra-household leave-sharing is to changes ineconomic incentives. To investigate this fundamental question, we are forced to look at oneof the Nordic countries which are the most progressive when it comes to family-friendlypolicies. An ext..