The Economics of Work and Family

Edited by Jean Kimmel and Emily P. Hoffman

in Books from Upjohn Press from W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Abstract: Kimmel and Hoffman present a set of topical, non-technical papers authored by nationally known experts in this field. Using an economic perspective, they confront work/family issues including child care (potentially the biggest obstacle to parents successfully integrating work and family priorities), how parents balance time between work and family obligations, links between women's childbearing and their economic outcomes, the success of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the relationship between family structure and labor market outcomes. They also argue for specific policies designed to alleviate the stresses related to these issues.

Keywords: work-family balance; child care; families; single mothers; children; FMLA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 J11 J12 J13 J16 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
ISBN: cloth 9780880992466 paper 9780880992459
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