Paid Parental Leave and Female Faculty Retention

被引：2

作者：

Rupp N.G. ^{[1
]}

Zeager L.A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Economics, East Carolina University, Brewster Building A-434, Greenville, 27858, NC

来源：

Eastern Economic Journal | 2018年 / 44卷 / 3期

关键词：

compensation; family support programs; labor turnover; parental leave;

D O I：

10.1057/s41302-017-0099-9

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摘要：

We propose a theoretical framework in which a university sets its paid parental leave length to balance the costs of providing the paid leave against the cost savings from higher female faculty retention. The theory has implications for the decision to offer a paid leave policy as well as the optimal length of leave, both of which depend on worker characteristics. Using data from a large public university that reduced its paid leave under severe budgetary pressures, we illustrate the calculations needed to determine whether paid leave is cost-effective for faculty in the clinical and nonclinical divisions. © 2017 EEA.

引用

页码：475 / 488

页数：13

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