| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP17073 |
| DP17073 Can public policy increase paternity acknowledgement? Evidence from earnings-related parental leave | |
| Anna Raute; Andrea Weber; Galina Zudenkova | |
| 发表日期 | 2022-02-28 |
| 出版年 | 2022 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | A child's family structure is a fundamental determinant of future well-being, making it essential to understand how public policies affect the involvement of fathers. In this paper, we exploit a reform of the German parental leave system - which increased mother's income and reduced legal father's financial support burden - to measure the impact on the relationship contract choices of parents who were unmarried at conception. Based on detailed birth record data, we demonstrate that short-run reform incentives during the first period after birth nudge unmarried fathers into the long-term commitment of acknowledging paternity. This shift reduces single motherhood by 6% but leaves the share of marriages at birth constant. Moreover, the change in relationship contract choices is mostly driven by parents of boys. These findings are compatible with predictions from a model where parents choose between three types of relationship contracts based on the mother's and father's incomes and support obligations. Our results highlight the necessity of studying intermediate relationship contracts (i.e., between the extremes of marriage and single motherhood) to improve our understanding of potential risk groups among the rising number of children growing up outside of marriage. |
| 主题 | Labour Economics ; Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Paid parental leave Family structure Paternity establishment |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp17073 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/546036 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Anna Raute,Andrea Weber,Galina Zudenkova. DP17073 Can public policy increase paternity acknowledgement? Evidence from earnings-related parental leave. 2022. |
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