Parity-specific probabilities of having a next birth are estimated from national fertility data and are compared with nation-specific costs of having children as measured by time-budget data, by attitude data from the International Social Survey Program, and by panel data on labor earnings and...

We show that in the US, the UK, Italy and Sweden women whose first child is a boy are less likely to work in a typical week and work fewer hours than women with first-born girls. The puzzle is why women in these countries react in this way to the sex of their first child, which is chosen...

We show that in the US, the UK, Italy and Sweden women whose first child is a boy are less likely to work in a typical week and work fewer hours than women with first-born girls. The puzzle is why women in these countries react in this way to the sex of their first child, which is chosen...

Das Thema Kinderarmut ist in der Bundesrepublik zu einem viel beachteten Thema in der politischen Auseinandersetzung avanciert. Die Publikation möchte einen ersten Überblick über den europäischen Forschungsdiskurs geben und die bisherigen bundesrepublikanischen Forschungsergebnisse...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1 Emigration and the Street Music Trade -- 2 "Les Petits Italiens" in Paris -- 3 "The Organ Boys" in London -- 4 "The Little Slaves" in New York -- 5 Italian Legislation, 1868-1873 -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes --...