#Leave4NextGen

The #Leave4NextGen project is funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme (165,312.96 euros). The research is conducted within the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. The views and opinions expressed in this research are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Commission.

With Libertad González, we study the "Intergenerational Spillovers of Paternity Leave." The research project's objectives are twofold: on the one hand, to determine whether the introduction of paternity leave can promote counter-stereotypical attitudes that are transmitted from parents to children, and on the other hand, to evaluate whether paternity leave has spillover effects on the next generation’s real-life decisions.

Working papers

Can Public Policies Break the Gender Mold? Evidence from Paternity Leave Reforms in Six Countries (with Libertad González) - BSE Discussion Paper; Recipient of Best Seminar Award, ICAE Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2024/25.

We investigate the impact of paternity leave policies on gender role attitudes in the next generation. We measure gender-stereotypical attitudes using an Implicit Association Test with 3,000 online respondents in six countries. Using an RD design, we observe a significant reduction (-0.20 SD) in gender-stereotypical attitudes among men born post-paternity leave implementation. This shift influences career choices, as men whose fathers were affected by the reform are more inclined to pursue counter-stereotypical jobs, particularly in high-skilled occupations like healthcare and education. Our findings highlight how paternity leave fosters egalitarian gender norms and affects the occupational choices of the next generation.

Video summary

#Leave4NextGen.mp4

Presentation of findings

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Policy Briefs

Policy_Brief_EN.pdf

Policy_Brief_ES.pdf

Policy_Brief_FR.pdf

Media outreach

De Standaard (October 2023) Een kind? Dat kost je 32 procent loon, toch als je een vrouw bent

https://www.standaard.be/economie/kind-op-komst-dat-is-dan-32-procent-minder-loon-%E2%80%93-als-je-een-vrouw-bent/40717404.html

Knack (June 2025) Factcheck: het inkomen van vrouwen daalt na de geboorte van het eerste kind met gemiddeld 32 procent

https://www.knack.be/factcheck/factcheck-het-inkomen-van-vrouwen-daalt-na-de-geboorte-van-het-eerste-kind-met-gemiddeld-32-procent/

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