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 …

relationship between early labor market conditions and young females' family formation outcomes. A policy-pilot affecting the … recession for low-grade students in particular. In contrast, we document very long-lasting effects on family formation outcomes … respond to early labor market prospects by changing the quality threshold for entering into family formation, a process which …