2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Objective: This article examines how two recent policy extensions
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affected the use and sharing of parental benefits in Canada and how this
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differed by family income. Background: Paid parental benefits positively
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affect economic and health outcomes. However, not all policy changes
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increase leave-taking, especially among low-income families. Method:
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Drawing on administrative data from 1998 to 2012, we estimate linear
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probability models to examine the likelihood of either parent using
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parental benefits and multinomial logit models to examine patterns in
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sharing benefits. We stratify models by household income to examine how
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the two policy changes affected families differently across the income
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spectrum. Results: Both policies increased use more among low-income
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families than those with higher incomes, which is likely due to widening
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eligibility criteria that affected low-income families
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disproportionately. Second, policy design induced different patterns of
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sharing benefits in response to the two policy changes. In contrast to
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the 2001 policy that only moderately increased sharing of parental
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benefits, Quebec''s 2006 program explicitly promoted gender equality and
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increased sharing of benefits across all income groups, but three times
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as much for middle- and high-income families than low-income families.
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Conclusion: We conclude that policy design shapes socioeconomic
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inequality in newborns'' early life parental context.'
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affiliation: 'Margolis, R (Corresponding Author), Univ Western Ontario, Dept Sociol,
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Social Sci Ctr 5326, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada.
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Margolis, Rachel; Hou, Feng; Haan, Michael; Holm, Anders, Univ Western Ontario,
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Dept Sociol, Social Sci Ctr 5326, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada.'
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author: Margolis, Rachel and Hou, Feng and Haan, Michael and Holm, Anders
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author-email: rachel.margolis@uwo.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Margolis
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given: Rachel
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- family: Hou
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given: Feng
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- family: Haan
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given: Michael
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- family: Holm
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given: Anders
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/jomf.12542
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eissn: 1741-3737
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files: []
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issn: 0022-2445
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journal: JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
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keywords: Canada; family; parental leave; policy; work-family issues
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keywords-plus: 'MATERNITY LEAVE; FATHERS USE; CHILD-CARE; EMPLOYMENT; MOTHERS; IMPACT;
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HEALTH; PERSPECTIVES; PROBIT; LOGIT'
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language: English
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month: APR
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '62'
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orcid-numbers: Margolis, Rachel/0000-0002-3331-591X
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pages: 450-467
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papis_id: 3ad5d02aaae9cfa09ac2507496ea9e61
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ref: Margolis2019useparental
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researcherid-numbers: 'Holm, Anders/JBS-7378-2023
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times-cited: '14'
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title: 'Use of Parental Benefits by Family Income in Canada: Two Policy Changes'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000460644200010
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '81'
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web-of-science-categories: Family Studies; Sociology
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year: '2019'
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