 Women as Wives, Mothers or Workers: How Welfare Eligibility Requirements Influence Women’s Labor Force Participation – A Case Study of Spain –Tonia L. Warnecke Journal of Economic Issues, 2008, vol. 42, issue 4, 981-1004 Abstract: During the last thirty years, one of the most remarkable trends in Western Europe and North America has been the increase in women’s labor force participation rates. However, there has been considerable variation among countries; rates in Southern European countries are markedly lower than in other regions. Standard welfare state regime typology is unable to explain this outcome. This paper tackles the issue by examining the institutional determinants of employment decisions in Spain. Family policies and tax policies greatly influence the labor force participation of women by either promoting or discouraging the employment of mothers. However, these policies do not affect women in the same way. Of particular importance is whether women can claim benefits on the basis of their citizenship, or whether their status as wives or mothers is the link to benefits. By pursuing this line of analysis, the paper explains the low female labor force participation in Spain, providing an important contribution to the welfare state regime literature. Date: 2008 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:42:y:2008:i:4:p:981-1004 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2008.11507199 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of Economic Issues from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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