Introduction -- Theories of welfare state and work-family policy reform -- Design and evolution of work-family policies: a European comparative overview -- Policy developments in Germany and Italy: from a shared focus on the male-breadwinner model to diverging paths after the 1990s -- How...

We draw lessons from existing work and our own analysis on the effects of parental leave and other interventions aimed at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with a discussion of the historical introduction of family...

Earmarked paternity leave has been introduced in an attempt to increase fathers’ involvement in child rearing and to achieve gender equality in the labor market and at home. So far well-being effects of such policies are unexplored. This paper takes a first step in that direction by studying...