Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life (Volume 2) Austria, Ireland and Japan
Raising children and having a career both rate highly as important life goals for many people. Helping parents to achieve these goals is vital for society: parental care plays a crucial role in child development and parental employment promotes economic prosperity. A failure to assist parents find t...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2003
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Raising children and having a career both rate highly as important life goals for many people. Helping parents to achieve these goals is vital for society: parental care plays a crucial role in child development and parental employment promotes economic prosperity. A failure to assist parents find their preferred work and family balance has implications for both labour supply and family decisions. This study considers how a wide range of policies, including tax/benefit policies, childcare policies, and employment and workplace practices, help determine parental labour market outcomes and family formation in Austria, Ireland and Japan |
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Physical Description: | 227 p. 16 x 23cm |
ISBN: | 9789264104204 |