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Why are fertility and women's employment rates so low in Italy? : Lessons from France and the UK

Del Boca, Daniela (contributor); Pasqua, Silvia (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Market work and motherhood decisions in contexts

Del Boca, Daniela (contributor); Pasqua, Silvia (contributor) - 2008

differences in participation and fertility rates for women from different European countries can be attributed to the … educational levels, childcare and optional parental leaves have a larger impact on the fertility and participation decisions of … women at lower educational levels. -- Employment ; fertility ; childcare ; parental leave …

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Household choices and child development

Del Boca, Daniela; Flinn, Christopher J.; Wiswall, Matthew - 2010

The growth in labor market participation among women with young children has raised concerns about the potential negative impact of the mother's absence from home on child outcomes. Recent data show that mother's time spent with children has declined in the last decade, while the indicators of...

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Exploring the impacts of public childcare on mothers and children in Italy : does rationing play a role?

Brilli, Ylenia; Del Boca, Daniela; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela - 2011

This paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children's scholastic achievements. We use a newly available dataset containing individual standardized test scores of pupils attending second grade of primary school in 2008-09 in...

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Women's work, housework and childcare, before and during COVID-19

Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; Profeta, Paola; … - 2020

Evidence from past economic crises indicates that recessions often affect men's and women's employment differently, with a greater impact on male-dominated sectors. The current COVID-19 crisis presents novel characteristics that have affected economic, health and social phenomena over wide...

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Commuting time and sex ratios in the US

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2016

In this paper, we analyze the relationship between potential worker supply, measured through sex ratios, and commuting times in the United States. Using the American Time Use Survey 2003-2014, we analyze the relationship between commuting times and sex ratios by state and age, and show that the...

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Employment patterns of husbands and wives and family income distribution in Italy (1977-1998)

Del Boca, Daniela; Pasqua, Silvia - 2002

The pattern of employment among men and women has changed remarkably over the past decades. While the employment rate of women has risen, that of men has continued to decline. Disproportionate growth in the participation in the labor market of women with highincome husbands has heightened...

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Older mothers' employment and marriage stability when the nest is empty

Albis, Hippolyte d’; Doorley, Karina; Stancanelli, … - 2022

A significant literature in the social sciences addresses the impact of child-bearing and rearing on marital stability and on mothers' labour market outcomes. Much less is known about older mothers' employment and marriage patterns when the adult children leave the parental nest. This study aims...

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Pension information and women's awareness

Angelici, Marta; Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; … - 2020

We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women's knowledge and awareness of their future pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women were interviewed to assess their knowledge about...

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The gender gap in time allocation in Europe

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2020

This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and...

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