This paper focuses on the structural relationship between family building and upward mobility. Typically this … influence of success at work and the private life pattern on overall satisfaction with life is analyzed. …

We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work … years old 80 percent of mothers are working full-time if 25 hours is counted as full-time work, but only 30 percent if a 35 … countries and we interpret itas an effect of woman friendly public policies. Furthermore, while employment of mothers is …

years of longitudinal data from Germany and the United States, 1991-1997 to demonstrate that gender issituated within other …

adult children. A difference-in-differences approach is applied to estimate probability and amount of transfers. The … to give to all children has decreased in the East, and the amount given has increased in the West. However, transfers to … collegeage children have increased in both regions. These results support a relevant role for liquidity constraints and human …