first marriage for both genders, with the effect being much more statistically robust for men than women. The regression … approximately 3 years for men and almost 2 years for women. Given the compelling effect of the 1947 reform, it is likely that our …

The analysis of women labour supply in France and Japan is conducted over the period 1992-2007 from comparable … employment surveys. Labour supply of Japanese women is more dependent on the spouse?s employment and income situation than those … of French women although this dependency tends to weaken during the period. Several reforms regarding family policy and …

The labour force participation rate of married women varies considerably between the European countries. There may be … calculate for each of the countries the hypothetical part time and full time participation rates of married women if the … that the design of the tax scheme is highly important for the economic incentives that married women face and their …

1980 Women in Employment Survey) finds significant sample selection bias for women in full-time jobs. Part of the observed … differential between the hourly pay of full-timers and part-timers arises because of self-selection of women who can command higher … remunerated at a lower rate in part-time than in full-time employment. Thus, the larger proportion of women than men in part …

The provision of subsidized child care may encourage women to participate in the paid labor force. This paper analyzes … the provision of high quality public day care in Sweden encourages the labor market activity of women with preschoolers …

The paper analyses the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16–60 years) to their household … budget. The urban informal sector largely absorbs women workers. We examine the determinants of their contribution to their … household budgets for the survival of the families. Applying the OLS model to 937 observations, it is found that women as heads …