Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Del Boca Daniela 
Author-Email: dani.delboca@unito.it 
Author-Name: Pasqua Silvia 
Author-Email: silvia.pasqua@unito.it
Author-Name: Pronzato Chiara 
Author-Email: chiara.pronzato@unito.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title: The Impact of Institutions on Motherhood and Work
Abstract: In this paper, we aim to explore the impact of social policies and labour market characteristics on the 
woman’s joint decisions of working and having children, using data from the European Community Household Panel 
(ECHP). We include in the analysis, beyond personal characteristics, variables related to the childcare system, 
parental leave arrangements, and labour market flexibility. Results show that a non negligible portion of the 
differences in participation and fertility rates across women from different European countries can be attributed 
to the characteristics of these institutions.
Length: 23 pages
Creation-Date: 2006-06
File-URL: http://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati/wp2006dip/8_wp_delbocapasquapronzato.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:dipeco:200608