Intergenerational Contributions to Childcare Across Europe

Lead Research Organisation: University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Social and Political Science

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Publications

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Koslowski A (2010) Working Fathers in Europe: Earning and Caring in European Sociological Review

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Smith A (2007) Father-friendly legislation and paternal time across Western Europe in Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

 
Description This work posed the question :Do co-residential fathers who spend more time looking after their children work fewer hours and earn less than other fathers and non-fathers? The results suggest that to the contrary, fathers who spend more time with their children earn more per hour and work fewer hours per week, on average, than those who spend less time with their children. In other words, employed fathers who spend the most time with their children also experience the most favourable labour mar