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Ann-Zofie Duvander Swedish Social Insurance Agency Ann-zofie.duvander@forsakringskassan.se

Compatibility between work and family for all? Parental leave use among Swedish-born and foreign-born parents. Ann-Zofie Duvander Swedish Social Insurance Agency Ann-zofie.duvander@forsakringskassan.se. Why would Swedish-born and foreign-born parents differ in parental leave use?.

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Ann-Zofie Duvander Swedish Social Insurance Agency Ann-zofie.duvander@forsakringskassan.se

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  1. Compatibility between work and family for all? Parental leave use among Swedish-born and foreign-born parents Ann-Zofie Duvander Swedish Social Insurance Agency Ann-zofie.duvander@forsakringskassan.se

  2. Why would Swedish-born and foreign-born parents differ in parental leave use? • Labour market attachment and income • Knowledge • Preferences

  3. This study • Descriptive study on immigrants’ use of parental leave • Analysis of benefit levels of immigrant and Swedish parents

  4. Parental Benefit Introduced 1974 Goals: • Gender equality • Combine family and working life • Emphasize shared responsibility of child raising

  5. Parental Benefit • 240 days for each parent – 480 per child • 60 days non-transferable • 390 days income related, 80% • 90 days flat rate • Time frame: 8 years • Flexibility – full / part time

  6. Data • Administrative register • Children born in Sweden in 1999 • Exclusions: adoptions, twins, not entitled, not two parents in Sweden, not joint custody

  7. Sample exclusions

  8. Sample

  9. Parental leave use, %

  10. Number of days used

  11. Parental leave use flat rate, %

  12. Mean benefit per day in SEK

  13. Mean parental leavebenefit by mothers’ origin. OLS.

  14. Mean parental leavebenefit by fathers’ origin. OLS.

  15. Conclusion • Swedish parental leave is suitable for dual-earners established in the labour market • Large differences between groups • Will larger immigrant groups lead to larger variations in use? • Long, flexible, generous leave will lead to marginalized groups?

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