it by increasing income taxes when the children leave home and the parents' wages rise due to their tenure in the labor … among families without children or families with older children (aged 10-18). We also show that parents of young children …This paper examines the policy option of providing government assistance to families with young children and financing …

approach that exploits regional variation in unemployment and compares babies born to the same parents so as to deal with … cannot be attributed to the parents' own employment status. The results suggest pathways through stress and air pollution. …-percentage-point increase in the unemployment rate during pregnancy reduces the probability of having a birth weight less than 1,500 grams or of …

) children, but do not see how they could match that commitment with their employment situation. Other parents are happy with the … number of children in their family, but would like to work more. Yet other parents who are happy with their family situation …Finding a suitable work/family life balance is a challenge that all parents face. Some people would like to have (more …

parents of young children confront when trying to square their work and care commitments, and the implications for social and … nurturing for one’s own children. This first OECD review of the reconciliation of work and family life looks at the challenges …

Raising children and having a career both rate highly as important life goals for many people. Helping parents to … achieve these goals is vital for society: parental care plays a crucial role in child development and parental employment …

Finding a suitable work/family balance is a challenge that all parents face. Many parents and children in New Zealand …

Using Norwegian administrative register data, we assess the impact of health shocks hitting lone parents, specifically … diagnosed mental disorders. However, these effects tend to fade out quickly, and the negative impacts on subsequent employment …