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We examine how far fertility trends respond to family policies in OECD countries. In the light of the recent fertility … rebound observed in several OECD countries, we empirically test the impact of different family policy settings on fertility … fertility than leave entitlements and benefits granted around childbirth. Our findings are robust once controlling for birth …
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We examine how far changes in fertility trends are related to ongoing economic development in OECD countries. In the … light of the inverse J-shaped relationship between the human development index (HDI) and total fertility rates that was … recently found by Myrskylä, Kohler and Billari (2009), we single out the impact of economic development on fertility. We …
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The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European countries. The role of family policies in explaining these inequalities is then examined by looking at a single policy as well as childcare and leave policies interaction. The...
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at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …
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at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …
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