This paper first documents trends in employment rates and then reviews what is known
about the various factors that have been proposed to explain the decline in the overall …

This chapter surveys existing approaches to modeling labor supply and identifies important
gaps in the literature that could be addressed in future research. The discussion begins with …

We estimate a dynamic life cycle model of labor supply, fertility, and savings, incorporating
occupational choices, with specific wage paths and skill atrophy that vary over the career …

As the gender gap in pay between women and men has been narrowing, the'family gap'in
pay between mothers and nonmothers has been widening. One reason may be the …

Thirty years ago, Bumpass & Westoff (1970: 95) asked," Do women limit their fertility in order
to have time to pursue their nonfamily-oriented interests, or women work if their fertility …

The strong correlation between child care and maternal employment rates has led previous
research to conclude that affordable and readily available child care is a driving force both of …

The effect of child care costs on the probability that married women with children will
participate in the labor market is examined. Child care costs are estimated using a …

The majority of children in the US and many other high-income nations are now cared for
many hours per week by people who are neither their parents nor their school teachers. The …

As policy makers have sought to reduce the welfare rolls by increasing labor supply among
single mothers, much attention has been given to the possible role of expanded child care …

Türkiye'de kadınların İKO'nı etkileyen unsurları tespit etmeye yönelik bu çalışmada 1988-
2001 dönemi için; Türkiye geneli, kırsal ve kentsel alanlara ilişkin panel veri kullanılarak …