feelings of loss or loneliness for mothers and/or fathers following the departure of the last child from the family home. This …

in working hours across countries. In this paper I test whether public programmes for family support play a role in … explaining this variation. I analyse two types of policies: childcare subsidies and family cash benefits. I distinguish between … and the US. Empirical analysis, however, does not support the family-policy explanation. The effects of the policies on …