Interdependencies Between Fertility and Women's Labour Supply [recurso electrónico] / by Anna Matysiak.

Por: Matysiak, Anna [author.]Colaborador(es): SpringerLink (Online service)Tipo de material: Texto

TextoSeries European Studies of Population ; 17Editor: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011Descripción: XVI, 184 p. online resourceTipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9789400712843Tema(s): Social sciences | Labor economics | Social policy | Demography | Developmental psychology | Social Sciences | Demography | Labor Economics | Gender Studies | Social PolicyFormatos físicos adicionales: Printed edition:: Sin títuloClasificación CDD: 304.6 Clasificación LoC:HB848-3697Recursos en línea: Libro electrónico Texto

Contenidos:

Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Developments in Fertility and Women's Labour Supply in Europe -- Chapter 3: Fertility and Women's Labour Supply: Theoretical Considerations -- Chapter 4: Macro-Context and its Cross-Country Variation -- Chapter 5: Macro-Context and the Cross-Country Variation in the Micro-Level Relationship between Fertility and Women's Employment -- Chapter 6: Women's Employment in Post-Socialist Poland: A Barier or a Pre-Condition to Childbearing -- Chapter 7: Conclusions -- References -- Appendix -- List of Figures -- List of Tables.

En: Springer eBooksResumen: The book explores interlinkages between women’s employment and fertility at both a macro- and a micro-level in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland. Similarly as many other studies on the topic, it refers to the cross-country variation in the macro-context for explaining cross-country differences in women’s labour supply and fertility levels. However, in contrast to other studies, which mainly focus on Western Europe, it extends the discussion to Central and Eastern European countries. Furthermore, it looks at the macro-context from a multi-dimensional perspective, indicating its four dimensions as relevant for fertility and women’s employment choices: economic (living standards), institutional (family policies), structural (labour market structures), and cultural (social norms). A unique feature of the study is the development of indices that measure the intensity of institutional, structural, and cultural incompatibilities between women’s employment and fertility. These indices are used for ranking European countries from the perspective of the country-specific conditions for work and family reconciliation. A country where these conditions are the worst, but where women are additionally perceived as important income providers, is picked up for an in-depth empirical study of the interrelationship between fertility and women’s employment choices. Finally, against the review of theoretical concepts predominantly used for studying interdependencies between fertility and women’s labour supply the book assesses the micro-level empirical studies available on the topic and proposes an analytical approach for modelling the two variables. Thereby, it also contributes to methodological developments in the field.

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Tipo de ítem	Biblioteca actual	Colección	Signatura	Copia número	Estado	Fecha de vencimiento	Código de barras
Libro Electrónico	Biblioteca Electrónica	Colección de Libros Electrónicos	HB848 -3697 (Browse shelf(Abre debajo))	1	No para préstamo		378476-2001

The book explores interlinkages between women’s employment and fertility at both a macro- and a micro-level in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland. Similarly as many other studies on the topic, it refers to the cross-country variation in the macro-context for explaining cross-country differences in women’s labour supply and fertility levels. However, in contrast to other studies, which mainly focus on Western Europe, it extends the discussion to Central and Eastern European countries. Furthermore, it looks at the macro-context from a multi-dimensional perspective, indicating its four dimensions as relevant for fertility and women’s employment choices: economic (living standards), institutional (family policies), structural (labour market structures), and cultural (social norms). A unique feature of the study is the development of indices that measure the intensity of institutional, structural, and cultural incompatibilities between women’s employment and fertility. These indices are used for ranking European countries from the perspective of the country-specific conditions for work and family reconciliation. A country where these conditions are the worst, but where women are additionally perceived as important income providers, is picked up for an in-depth empirical study of the interrelationship between fertility and women’s employment choices. Finally, against the review of theoretical concepts predominantly used for studying interdependencies between fertility and women’s labour supply the book assesses the micro-level empirical studies available on the topic and proposes an analytical approach for modelling the two variables. Thereby, it also contributes to methodological developments in the field.