This paper investigates the dynamics of the labour market participation behaviour of Greek married women. Longitudinal-panel-data for the period 1995-2001 and dynamic discrete choice models are used for estimation purposes. We find that the probability of participation is influenced by observed...

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...