Publications Based on SOEP Data: SOEPlit

Human resources for health: An international comparison of health occupations from labour force survey data

Economic Inequality and Housework

Separate taxation and married women's labor supply. A comparison of West Germany and Sweden

New evidence on work among new mothers. What can trade unions do?

This article examines the employment patterns of new mothers from one year before the birth of their first child until its fifth birthday in Sweden, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Japan. Data on the labour force status of mothers was drawn from household panel data from each country. That data showed significant differences in the employment patterns of new mothers. This article discusses the ...

Does Part-Time and Intermittend Work during Early Motherhood Lead to Regular Work Later? A Comparison of Labor Market Behavior of Mothers with Young Children in Germany, Britain, The Netherlands, and Sweden

We use data from Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden to examine whether part-time and intermittent work during early motherhood leads to regular full-time work later. We find that in Sweden, by the time the first child is four years old 80 percent of mothers are working full-time if 25 hours is counted as full-time work, but only 30 percent if a 35-hour threshold is used. This finding ...

The role of education on postponement of maternity in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden (Chap. 4)

Employment Choices and Pay Differences between Nonstandard and Standard Work in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Family Policies and Women´s Labor Force Transitions in Connection with Childbirth

The labour force transitions of first-time mothers in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden

A New Crisis in European Populations. Do Modern Family Policies Help?