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Does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies ? evidence from firm data

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  • Amin,Mohammad
  • Islam,Asif Mohammed
  • Sakhonchik,Alena

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For a sample of 53 developing countries, the results show that women's employment among private firms is significantly higher in countries that mandate paternity leave versus those that do not. A conservative estimate suggests an increase of 6.8 percentage points in the proportion of women workers associated with the mandating of paternity leave.

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  • Amin,Mohammad & Islam,Asif Mohammed & Sakhonchik,Alena, 2016. "Does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies ? evidence from firm data," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7588, The World Bank.
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    3. Duffy, Sarah & van Esch, Patrick & Yousef, Murooj, 2020. "Increasing parental leave uptake: A systems social marketing approach," Australasian marketing journal, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 110-118.

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