In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to other developed countries and it is still among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands almost 13 percentage points below the EU average and 22 below the Lisbon target. One of the most important reasons is related to the characteristics of child care system. In this paper we analyze the characteristics of the child care system in Italy and its relationship to the labor market participation decision of mothers. We present a simple discrete choice framework in which the two decisions can be jointly considered, which also allows for simple forms of rationing. We go on to estimate a bivariate probit model of the child care and emp...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relatively t...
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on bot...
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on bot...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relatively t...
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on bot...
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on bot...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relative to ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the women's participation is among the lowest in Europe. The female employment rate stands ...
In Italy the participation of women has not increased very much in the last few decades relatively t...
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on bot...
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on bot...