Public childcare provision and fertility behavior : a comparison of Sweden and Germany /

The author analyzes the relationship between the availability of public childcare for children under age three and the decision to have a first child. One would expect that providing women with the option of returning to work soon after childbirth would reduce the anticipated negative effects of hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Krapf, Sandra
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leverkusen, Germany : Budrich UniPress Ltd., 2014.
Subjects:
Child care services > Europe.
Child care services.
Babysitting.
Child care.
Garde des enfants > Europe.
Garde des enfants.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
Child care
Babysitting
Europe.
Childcare
family planning
fertility
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The author analyzes the relationship between the availability of public childcare for children under age three and the decision to have a first child. One would expect that providing women with the option of returning to work soon after childbirth would reduce the anticipated negative effects of having a child on a woman's career. However, existing research results on this relationship are inconsistent.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations, tables
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783863882211
3863882210

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