Prominent research has claimed that work-family reconciliation policies trigger "tradeoffs" and "paradoxes" in terms of … social policy, work, family, and gender inequality. Motivated by limitations of prior research, we analyze the relationship … between the two most prominent work-family reconciliation policies (paid parental leave and public childcare coverage) and …

the paper are inclusion of a direct economic variable (consumption expenditure, work and employment) to quantify the …

constitute imperatives for structural reform. There are differences across countries, but there is a "European model" of work … generous social benefits that simultaneously discourage young people from searching seriously for work and encourage older … workers to quit work too early. Europeans will have to view mobility of workers as a prerequisite of European integration, not …