A Comparison of Single and Cohabiting Mothers’ Utilization of the Temporary Parental Leave Insurance
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In this study, the utilization of temporary parental leave (leave from work to take care of a sick child) of single and cohabiting women is compared, both as regards the probability of taking temporary parental leave and the number of days taken. Since cohabiting women have the possibility of sharing the temporary parental leave needed with their partners, we would expect them to have a lower utilization. However, this is not the case. On the contrary, we find that being single has a negative effect on the utilization of temporary parental leave. In addition, we find that single and cohabiting women differ substantially regarding the effect of various socio-economic factors on the utilization. † PhD Student, Department of Economics, Lund University. PO Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden Email: Anna.Meyer@nek.lu.se Financing from the Swedish Insurance Board (RFV) and The Crafoord Foundation is greatfully acknowledged.
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