This paper examines the effect of the introduction of a 1982 maternity benefit program on childbearing, employment and … paid leave and a small cash payment at birth. We use individual-level panel data on birth, employment and marital status … increase in completed fertility. Second, we find an increase in overall female employment, likely due to the desire to qualify …

This paper investigates the impact of unemployment on the propensity to start a family. Unemployment is accompanied by … analyze unemployment at the intersection of state-dependence and the reduced opportunity costs of parenthood, distinguishing … UK (1994-2001). The results highlight spurious negative effects of unemployment on family formation among men, which can …

impact of child maintenance also varied according to whether the lone parent was or was not in employment. For lone parents …-widowed lone parents had employment and child maintenance in the UK. See also Bradshaw, J. (2006) Child support and child Poverty … reduction in child poverty. The LIS analysis compares the prevalence and characteristics of lone parents, explores the …