Full-day kindergarten programs are expanding across North America, driven by a policy focus on early childhood development. These programs also affect parents' budget sets and may lead to changes in labour market outcomes. We exploit the unusual nature of Ontario's government school system to...

This study focuses on changes in the length of paid parental leave in Austria, France and Hungary between the 1960s and the first decade of the 2000s. Its aim is to analyse to what extent extensions and reductions of the duration of paid parental leave affect mothers' labour market entry after...

Die bürgerliche Rollenverteilung zwischen dem arbeitenden Mann und der haushaltenden Ehefrau entspricht seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr dem Selbstverständnis fortschrittlicher Industriegesellschaften. Es besteht weitgehend Konsens, dass auch der Wohlfahrtsstaat mit seinen Segnungen die...