We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work … during early motherhood leads to regular full-time work later. We find that in Sweden, by the time the first child is four … concentrated in the public sector in all four countries, it is relatively less concentrated there in Sweden. Our results emphasize …

years later using data from France, (western) Germany, and the United States. Relative to most of the literature, we … across countries. Labor market outcomes in Germany are consistent with a dual labor market model. In the case of American … labor market contacts is consistent with our results for France. These results reflect optimal firm responses to the …

We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work … during early motherhood leads to regular full-time work later. We find that in Sweden, by the time the first child is four … concentrated in the public sector in all four countries, it is relatively less concentrated there in Sweden. Our results emphasize …