We estimate a model of labour supply and participation in multiple cash and in-kind welfare programmes. The modeling exploits a reform that affected U.K. single mothers. In-work cash entitlements increased under this reform but eligibility to in-kind child nutrition programmes was lost for some...

We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work during early motherhood leads to regular full-time work later. We find that in Sweden, by the time the first child is four years old 80 percent of mothers are working full-time...

Von gewerkschaftlicher Seite und auch von Seiten der Arbeitgeber wird im Hinblick auf die Gestaltung des Arbeitslebens vielfach für eine Vollzeitbeschäftigung plädiert, die Männern wie Frauen ein ausreichendes Einkommen ermöglicht und für die Organisation des Betriebsablaufs am einfachsten...

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory infection that is highly prevalent in infants. Severe cases of RSV infection require hospitalisation; this is most likely to occur in infant populations at high risk. The study assesses the cost-effectiveness of...