social institutions such as the family and the law. These long-lasting codes of conduct, norms, traditions, and informal and …

Raising children and having a career both rate highly as important life goals for many people. Helping parents to … promotes economic prosperity. A failure to assist parents find their preferred work and family balance has implications for … both labour supply and family decisions. This study considers how a wide range of policies, including tax/benefit policies …

practices help determine parental labour market outcomes and may impinge on family formation in New Zealand, Portugal and … Switzerland. The book makes recommendations for policy reform aimed at a better reconciliation of work and family commitments in …