Did the dual-earner model become stronger or weaker in Finland and Sweden in the 1990s?
Anita Haataja; Anita Nyberg
This article investigates the dual-earner model in families with children in Finland and Sweden from the end of the 1980s to the beginning of the 2000s. During this period the two countries introduced the same kind as well as different kinds of policies in relation to the dual-earner model. Simultaneously both countries experienced a very deep economic crisis in the beginning of the 1990s, which also could be expected to influence the dual-earner model. The study focuses on both two-parent families and single mothers. Because family leaves and benefits related to children and childcare are often available according to the age of the youngest child, we analyse the outcomes by children's age groups. We focus on mothers' labour market position and earnings, the share of dual-earner couples and the contribution of mothers' earnings on family income. We also assess the outcomes in terms of poverty rates. Instead of moving traditionally step by step from families' market income to final disposable income, we choose a stepwise way to analyse the impact on poverty rates of income from different sources, from men's earnings income to combined spouses' income, and income from the welfare state in relation to children and childcare etc. until disposable income. Income analyses are based on the four latest waves of LIS data. ...
Year of publication: |
Aug. 2005
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Other Persons: | Haataja, Anita (contributor) ; Nyberg, Anita (contributor) |
Institutions: | Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (contributor) |
Publisher: |
[Luxembourg] : LIS |
Subject: | Familie | Family | Einkommen | Income | Weibliche Arbeitskräfte | Women workers | Finnland | Finland | Schweden | Sweden | 1990-2000 |
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Extent: | Online-Ressource, 25 p., text |
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Series: | LIS working paper series. - [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ZDB-ID 2167110-2. - Vol. 414 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/95601 [Handle] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003117839
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