Daniela Del Boca is Professor of Economics at the University of Turin and Fellow of Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cecile Wetzels is Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Review of the hardback: 'This collection is poised to become a widely-cited reference on the complex interplay between maternal employment, fertility, and public policies in Europe. The meticulous empirical work effectively assesses the impact of policies on these crucial behavioral outcomes. Moreover, the rich policy data presented will surely be used by countless comparative researchers in their own analyses of cross-national policy variation and/or policy effects. This book ought to command the interest of all micro-economists and demographers, in Europe and elsewhere, concerned with the effects of institutions on women's employment or family formation.' Janet C. Gornick, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, City University of New York, irector, Luxembourg Income Study

• List of figures; List of tables; Introduction Danièla Del Boca and Cécile Wetzels; Part I: 1. The position of mothers in a comparative welfare state perspective Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 2. Making time for working parents: comparing public childcare provision Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 3. Parents' care and career: comparing parental leave policies Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 4. Support for market care: comparing child cash and tax benefits Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; Part II: 5. Motherhood and participation Daniela Del Boca and Marilena Locatelli; 6. The timing of maternity SIV GUSTAFSSON aND EIKO KENJOH; 7. Motherhood and wages Cécile Wetzels; Part III: 8. An empirical analysis of the effects of social policies on fertility, Labour market participation and hourly wages of European women Daniela Del Boca, Silvia Pasqua, Chiara Pronzato and Cécile Wetzels; Index.

Daniela Del Boca is Professor of Economics at the University of Turin and Fellow of Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cecile Wetzels is Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Review of the hardback: 'This collection is poised to become a widely-cited reference on the complex interplay between maternal employment, fertility, and public policies in Europe. The meticulous empirical work effectively assesses the impact of policies on these crucial behavioral outcomes. Moreover, the rich policy data presented will surely be used by countless comparative researchers in their own analyses of cross-national policy variation and/or policy effects. This book ought to command the interest of all micro-economists and demographers, in Europe and elsewhere, concerned with the effects of institutions on women's employment or family formation.' Janet C. Gornick, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, City University of New York, irector, Luxembourg Income Study

• List of figures; List of tables; Introduction Danièla Del Boca and Cécile Wetzels; Part I: 1. The position of mothers in a comparative welfare state perspective Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 2. Making time for working parents: comparing public childcare provision Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 3. Parents' care and career: comparing parental leave policies Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 4. Support for market care: comparing child cash and tax benefits Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; Part II: 5. Motherhood and participation Daniela Del Boca and Marilena Locatelli; 6. The timing of maternity SIV GUSTAFSSON aND EIKO KENJOH; 7. Motherhood and wages Cécile Wetzels; Part III: 8. An empirical analysis of the effects of social policies on fertility, Labour market participation and hourly wages of European women Daniela Del Boca, Silvia Pasqua, Chiara Pronzato and Cécile Wetzels; Index.

Daniela Del Boca is Professor of Economics at the University of Turin and Fellow of Collegio Carlo Alberto. Cecile Wetzels is Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Review of the hardback: 'This collection is poised to become a widely-cited reference on the complex interplay between maternal employment, fertility, and public policies in Europe. The meticulous empirical work effectively assesses the impact of policies on these crucial behavioral outcomes. Moreover, the rich policy data presented will surely be used by countless comparative researchers in their own analyses of cross-national policy variation and/or policy effects. This book ought to command the interest of all micro-economists and demographers, in Europe and elsewhere, concerned with the effects of institutions on women's employment or family formation.' Janet C. Gornick, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, City University of New York, irector, Luxembourg Income Study

• List of figures; List of tables; Introduction Danièla Del Boca and Cécile Wetzels; Part I: 1. The position of mothers in a comparative welfare state perspective Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 2. Making time for working parents: comparing public childcare provision Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 3. Parents' care and career: comparing parental leave policies Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; 4. Support for market care: comparing child cash and tax benefits Jérôme De Henau, Danièle Meulders and Síle O'Dorchai; Part II: 5. Motherhood and participation Daniela Del Boca and Marilena Locatelli; 6. The timing of maternity SIV GUSTAFSSON aND EIKO KENJOH; 7. Motherhood and wages Cécile Wetzels; Part III: 8. An empirical analysis of the effects of social policies on fertility, Labour market participation and hourly wages of European women Daniela Del Boca, Silvia Pasqua, Chiara Pronzato and Cécile Wetzels; Index.