Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers' employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of … much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences …

This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of employment and child care decisions of women after birth in order … to i) characterize women's behavior after birth and ii) evaluate the effects of mothers' decisions on children …'s cognitive ability. I use data from the NLSY to estimate the model. Results indicate that the effects of maternal employment and …

's labour force participation is mostly in flexible employment, e.g. self-employment and agricultural and non-agricultural wage … employment, and is particularly evident for poorer households. …

Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers' employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of … much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences …

Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers' employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of … much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences …

heterogeneity. Results are used to relate cross-country differences in the employment rate to the estimated dynamic regimes. We find … that cross-country differences in the employment rate and the persistence of employment transitions of married women are … the dynamic effect of fertility. -- intertemporal labor supply ; female employment ; dynamic binary choice models …

heterogeneity. Results are used to relate cross-country differences in the employment rate to the estimated dynamic regimes. We find … that cross-country differences in the employment rate and the persistence of employment transitions of married women are …

. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as … more detail specific gender-related social norms and how they constrain women’s employment. I present examples of policies … aimed at dismantling these cultural barriers to female employment and the impacts they have. …

-panel-data for the period 1995-2001 and dynamic discrete choice models are used for estimation purposes. We find that the probability …