Low Fertility and Labour Force Participation of Italian Women [E-Book]: Evidence and Interpretations / Daniela Del Boca
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 im...
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Personal Name(s): | Del Boca, Daniela. |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing,
2002
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27 p. ; 21 x 29.7cm. |
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englisch |
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10.1787/263482758546 |
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OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers ;
61 |
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Social Issues/Migration/Health Italy |
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