CEBI research by Jeppe Druedahl, Mette Ejrnæs and Thomas Jørgensen featured in Vox EU

CEBI research  by Jeppe Druedahl, Mette Ejrnæs and Thomas Jørgensen on earmarked paternity leave and the relative income within couples, featured in Vox EU

The European Parliament recently proposed a requirement that each parent have the right to two months of non-transferable or ‘earmarked’ paid leave. This column analyses the effects of earmarking parental leave for fathers on the relative income of women within couples. The findings suggest that such reforms have the potential to transform not only household norms but gender inequality more broadly.

Read the full article "Earmarked paternity leave and relative income within couples" in VoxEU here