Denmark, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, which represent four distinct "institutional regimes," we estimate the short …

newborn children. Parental leaves have been introduced in the last 30 years in all European countries in order to extend the …

how parents' actions affect their children. In recent years, the literature on parenting within economics has increasingly … developmental psychology literature, and have estimated detailed empirical models of children's accumulation of cognitive and …

how parents' actions affect their children. In recent years, the literature on parenting within economics has increasingly … developmental psychology literature, and have estimated detailed empirical models of children's accumulation of cognitive and …

after grandchildren and provide financial or material gifts to children more than paternal grandparents do. In exchange …

We use cross-national data on 26 EU countries to assess how much children and the responsibilities related to them … contribute to the gender wage gap, and how institutional elements - especially family policies - affect this relationship. Our … availability under age 3, and preferences for within-family care lead to long absences from the labor market. In all countries …

for their children while they work. In this paper we study the connection between the married women's labor force … participation, child care arrangements and the time that husbands and wives spent to take care of children in Mediterranean … labor market, most of them still have to assume total responsibility for housework and the care of the children. Child care …