Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In … the system of financial support for families with children. We focus on: 1) the trade-off between redistribution of income …

Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In … the system of financial support for families with children. We focus on: 1) the trade-off between redistribution of income …

the children born to a couple are random variables with probability distributions conditional on unobservable parental …

labour market dimensions. Gender inequalities are further aggravated among people with children. Women with children under 16 … are much more likely to be unemployed, work part-time or on temporary contracts than men with children of the same age. We … subsidised or free childcare for very young children, could help reduce the motherhood penalty. However, such policies are likely …

This paper compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for disadvantaged children within … analyze new long-run life-cycle data collected for iconic programs when participants are middle-aged and their children are in … their twenties. The iconic programs are omnibus in nature and offer many services to children and their parents. We compare …

This paper compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for disadvantaged children within … analyze new long-run life-cycle data collected for iconic programs when participants are middle-aged and their children are in … their twenties. The iconic programs are omnibus in nature and offer many services to children and their parents. We compare …

The disproportionate impact of children on women's earnings constitutes the primary factor contributing to persistent … gender inequality in many countries. This paper examines the multigenerational impact of children and whether the public … provision of formal childcare lessens the earnings and employment impacts of children. Our analyses notably incorporate the role …

the role of children and show that many potential explanations for the remaining gender disparities in labor market … outcomes are related to the fact that children impose significantly larger penalties on the career trajectories of women … the differential impacts of children on women and men. We propose a simple model of household decision-making to motivate …

their young children longer, the conflict between women’s dual roles as full-time worker and full-time mother is reduced …

to a child. Instead, they seem to mirror the psychological effects of having, raising, and investing in children …