Reserving Time for Daddy: The Consequences of Fathers’ Quotas
研究了魁北克父母保险计划中为父亲预留5周育儿假的效果，发现父亲参与率因福利提高和“仅限父亲”标签的框架效应而增加250%，且育儿假长期减少了性别专业化分工。
“Daddy quotas” that reserve some parental leave for fathers are increasingly common in developed nations, but it is unclear whether fathers respond to the binding constraints or the labeling effects they produce. Furthermore, little is known about their long-term effects on household behavior. I examine the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan, which improved compensation and reserved 5 weeks of leave for fathers. I find that fathers’ participation increased by 250%, driven by higher benefits and the framing effect of labeling some weeks as “daddy only.” I also present causal evidence that paternity leave reduces sex specialization long after the leave period.