Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In the end these trade-offs determine the effectiveness of policy with respect to the material situation of families and employment of their parents. We analyse several kinds of...

Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In the end these trade-offs determine the effectiveness of policy with respect to the material situation of families and employment of their parents. We analyse several kinds of...

This book considers how a wide range of policies, including tax/benefit policies, childcare policy, and employment and workplace practices help determine parental labour market outcomes and may impinge on family formation and ultimately the current and future labour supply. It covers Canada (in...

I. Einleitung -- II. Allergische Erkrankungen -- III. Soziale Ungleichheit und Gesundheit -- IV. Zum Umweltbegriff -- V. Theoretisches Modell -- VI. Empirische Umsetzung -- VII. Ergebnisse -- VIII. Schluss -- Literatur.