compared with the highest income quintiles, whereas in Finland, Germany and Spain more lone mothers in the low-income quintiles … the income packages of lone mothers, 2) the proportion of lone mothers receiving child maintenance and the level of child … covers data from five countries: Finland, Germany, Spain, UK and the USA. Our results show that in all countries except the …

Increasing mothers' labour supply in a child's preschool years can cause a reduction in time investments that lead to a … negative direct effect on mid-childhood and teenage outcomes. But as mothers' work hours increase, income will rise. We ask … variation in both mothers' hours and family income in pre-school years. As expected we find a negative direct effect of an …

, and working mothers are on a path toward a high-wage equilibrium, slow convergence can permanently lose earnings. We use … and labor earnings. We show how these dynamics are determined by the interplay between the supply and demand sides of the … labor market. The model can generate and explain the different dynamics of women's earnings after childbirth documented in …

, and working mothers are on a path toward a high-wage equilibrium, slow convergence can permanently lose earnings. We use … and labor earnings. We show how these dynamics are determined by the interplay between the supply and demand sides of the … labor market. The model can generate and explain the different dynamics of women's earnings after childbirth documented in …