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dc.contributor.authorDel Boca, Danielaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:23:14Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:23:14Z-
dc.date.issued2002-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/21529-
dc.description.abstractEconomic models of household behavior typically yield the prediction that increases in schooling levels and wage rates of married women lead to increases in their labor supply and reductions in fertility. In Italy, as well as in other Southern European countries, low labor market participation rates of married women are observed together with low birth rates. Our proposed explanation for this apparent anomaly involves the Italian institutional structure, particularly as reflected in rigidities and imperfections in the labor market and characteristics of the publicly-funded child care system. These rigidities tend to simultaneously increase the costs of having children and to discourage the labor market participation of married women.We analyze a model of labor supply and fertility, using panel data from the Bank of Italy which have been merged with regional data describing the available opportunities in each sample household?s environment. The empirical results show that the availability of child care and part time work increase both the probability of working and having a child. Policies whichwould provide more flexible working hours choices and greater child care availability would aid in reducing the financial burden of children.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x427en
dc.subject.jelJ2en
dc.subject.jelD1en
dc.subject.jelC3en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordLabor market decisionsen
dc.subject.keywordfertilityen
dc.subject.keywordchild careen
dc.subject.stwFrauenerwerbstätigkeiten
dc.subject.stwArbeitsangeboten
dc.subject.stwFamilienökonomiken
dc.subject.stwTeilzeitarbeiten
dc.subject.stwKinderbetreuungen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.subject.stwItalienen
dc.titleThe Effect of Child Care and Part Time Opportunities on Participation and Fertility Decisions in Italy-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn844783692en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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