We investigate the effects of child care costs on women's labor market decisions. Decisions regarding labor force participation and non-maternal child care are jointly estimated. Employing data from the 1998/99 Household Budget Survey and using a bivariate probit with sample selection and a...

This paper explores native-immigrant wage differentials in the Greek labour market. Data from the most recent Greek Household Budget Survey (2004-05) were employed, four alternative occupational categories were considered and occupational choice was explicitly modelled. Controlling for...