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Who Cares? Paid Sick Leave Mandates, Caregiving, and Gender

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  • Tanya Byker
  • Elena Patel
  • Shanthi Ramnath

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We use employment data from the Current Population Survey to assess the efficacy of state-mandated paid sick leave policies on leave-taking behavior. We find that these policies increase leave-taking for caregiving for men by 10–20 percent, and this effect is strongest for men with young children. In addition, Hispanic men and men without a bachelor’s degree, who historically have had low access to paid sick leave, are 20–25 percent more likely to take caregiving leave. By comparison, these policies do not affect leave-taking for own sickness, nor do these policies affect leave-taking for caregiving among women.

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  • Tanya Byker & Elena Patel & Shanthi Ramnath, 2023. "Who Cares? Paid Sick Leave Mandates, Caregiving, and Gender," National Tax Journal, University of Chicago Press, vol. 76(3), pages 649-677.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:nattax:doi:10.1086/725876
    DOI: 10.1086/725876
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