It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on both children and …

. A social welfare system dominated by pensions has not been able to prevent a steep hike in poverty among children and …

The United States is at a crossroads in its policies towards the family and gender equality. Currently America provides … basic support for children, fathers, and mothers in the form of unpaid parental leave, child-related tax breaks, and limited … investments in infants and children. The potential gains from strengthening these policies are enormous. Paid parental leave and …

Public support to families with pre-school children can be in the form of cash benefits (e.g. child allowances) or of …” household income and compares the resulting distributive patterns and the redistributive effect of these two strands of family … policies. On average, cash and in-kind transfers each constitute 7 – 8% of the incomes of families with young children. Both …

grandparental child care availability in the labor force participation of women with children under 15. We focus on Italy for two … children. …