This study documents the matrilineal advantage in grandparent - grandchildren relationships in Europe, using data on 20 … stronger for grandmothers than for grandfathers, and stronger in the more conservative societies of Southern Europe, where …

This article contributes to the understanding of the westward migration of Eastern European women, by comparing … Moldovan and Ukrainian women in Italy – the most popular destination for both groups – where they are mainly employed as …

This paper investigates the responsiveness of women's labor supply to their husband's job loss – the so-called added … cycle and the different welfare regimes within Europe …

This paper investigates the responsiveness of women's labor supply to their husband's loss of employment – the so … added worker effect, both at the extensive and at the intensive margin of labor supply. Women whose husbands become … unemployed have a higher probability of entering the labor market and changing from part-time to full-time employment than women …

I examine how one central aspect of the family environment - sibling sex composition - affects women's gender … for first-born women. I show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender roles, as measured through their …

non-married cohabiting parents. This effect results from a reduced risk of single parenthood among women who gained from … the reform are consistent with hypotheses related to the improved financial situation of new mothers after the reform and …