This paper investigates the relationships between single mothers' demographic and socio-economic circumstances and … differences in their labour market attachment in Great Britain and West Germany. Employment of single mothers is a key issue in … attachment of single mothers, investigating the demographic and socio-economic factors that distinguish careers dominated by full …

the importance of childcare related variables. We find working mothers do not increase their working hours when hourly … wages increase, indeed, they are more likely to reduce their hours. The major inducement for working mothers to increase … at increasing working hours amongst British mothers of pre-school children may need to focus on the quality as well as …

of mothers in the target group, but only weak evidence of an increase in contracted hours of work. However, both … adjustments are only short term following the reform. When we consider sub-groups of mothers more closely, we find substantial … heterogeneity in the affected outcomes and the timing of these effects. In particular, when we exclude mothers on job …

mothers in the target group, but only weak evidence of an increase in contracted hours of work. However, both adjustments are … only short term following the reform. When we consider subgroups of mothers more closely, we find substantial heterogeneity … in the affected outcomes and the timing of these effects. In particular, when we exclude mothers on job …

of mothers in the target group, but only weak evidence of an increase in contracted hours of work. However, both … adjustments are only short term following the reform.When we consider subgroups of mothers more closely, we find substantial … heterogeneity in the affected outcomes and the timing of these effects. In particular, when we exclude mothers on job …

We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … partnered mothers and single childless women during the period of welfare reform in the UK. We employ a time allocation … health for all women but the association was not statistically significant for single mothers. Mental health inequalities …