level, fertility and mothers' labor force participation would increase, while mobility would remain unchanged. The absence … grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor force participation of women positively. However, grandparent …-provided child care requires residing close to parents or in-laws which may imply costly spatial restrictions. We find that mothers …

spatial barriers discourage mothers from entering employment … women with young children are willing to work, but that women with young children and mothers who are unhappy with the …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of … characteristics and fertility history from different countries and, consequently, under different parental leave regulations. Results … suggest that the right to long and paid leaves gives mothers the opportunity to remain at home with the child at a lower cost …

Low fertility is a major policy focus in Japan. Many policies, such as an increase in replacement allowances during … parental leave, were rolled out during the 1990s and early 2000s with little evidence that they had any effect on fertility or … treated firms, and there was an increased likelihood of women taking up permanent employment at reduced hours following their …

outcomes of mothers three years after birth by 85%. For first time mothers it also narrowed the gap in maternal health between …, reducing hospitalization costs and the foregone income of mothers and improving the long-run socioeconomic outcomes of children …

fertility translates into a temporary increase in maternal employment … fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is achieved by exploiting variation in the supply-side's incentives to … estimates show that a non-planned CD at parity one decreases life cycle fertility by almost 17 percent. This reduction in …