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Seasonal effects in the use of paternity leave in Germany

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  • Sven Stöwhase

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT)

  • Teodora Shipanova

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT)

Abstract

This short note uses a large administrative data set on the use of parental leave in Germany to explore whether fathers take paternity leave more often in some months than in others. Our results indicate that paternity leave is taken to a significantly greater extent during summer - independent from when the child is exactly born. Moreover, these seasonal effects are more pronounced when the total leave is shorter.

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  • Sven Stöwhase & Teodora Shipanova, 2016. "Seasonal effects in the use of paternity leave in Germany," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(1), pages 373-380.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-15-00702
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    Keywords

    Paternity Leave; Seasonal Effects; Germany;
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    JEL classification:

    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior

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