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dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Libertaden
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:13:20Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:13:20Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20332-
dc.description.abstractWestern countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labormarket. Using LIS data for 15 countries, I propose and estimate a simple structural model oflabor supply that incorporates the main variables that influence the work decision for singlemothers. The results suggest that a large part of the cross country variation in theemployment rates of single mothers can be explained by their different demographiccharacteristics and by the variation in expected income in the in-work versus out-of-workstates. Women with higher expected earnings are more likely to work. Higher in-work benefitsencourage employment. Single mothers with higher income from other sources, includingchild support, are less likely to work. Even after demographic and income variables arecontrolled for, the country dummies remain significant. This indicates that other variables notexplicitly incorporated in the model, such as childcare arrangements or social and culturalbackgrounds, may also play a relevant role.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1097en
dc.subject.jelI38en
dc.subject.jelJ12en
dc.subject.jelJ52en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordsingle mothersen
dc.subject.keywordlabor supplyen
dc.subject.stwFrauenerwerbstätigkeiten
dc.subject.stwAlleinlebendeen
dc.subject.stwMütteren
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.subject.stwWestliche Welten
dc.titleSingle Mothers and Work-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn384772749en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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