This paper examines national and spatial trends in the number and proportion of children with jobless parents during … the past decade. At the national level, we found that the number of dependent children living in households where no … rates in Australia over this period. The proportion of all dependent children living in jobless households also fell, from …

using a microsimulation model. First, the cost to the government is predicted assuming unchanged labour supply behaviour …

use appeared to be stronger for some groups, including children whose mothers worked part-time, and children from low … children not yet attending school over the three year period between the two surveys. The data were analysed using the …

children, the future labour force, and thereby heighten the economic task of addressing the aging problem. A nationwide time … use survey of new mothers conducted during 2005-06 highlights the time intensity of caring for infants, and its negative … human capital through unpaid work bearing and raising children. Current retirement income policies disadvantage and …

analysis is that for married mothers the cost of child care is relatively unimportant in both the decision to participate in …

Increased rates of employment amongst mothers with young children over recent years has stimulated debate about how … governments and employers can support mothers to effectively combine paid work with caring for young children. This paper examines … analyse the views of mothers of children aged 15 to 29 months. The policy options addressed are: better access to part …