article traces the expansion in Canada of the definition of common law partners for tax purposes because it resulted in a tax …

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 particular the province of Québec), Finland, Sweden and the United … Kingdom and also includes some options for policy reform towards a better reconciliation of work and family commitments in the …

education level. We finally provide suggestive evidence that family policies such as parental leave and subsidized childcare may …