2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This paper discusses the potential of family policies to reconcile the
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multiple objectives that they are expected to serve, over and above
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their role in offsetting the economic cost of children. We start by
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emphasizing the need to consider the multiple challenges that family
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policies in European Union-and/or OECD-countries have to address through
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a broadening of the standard economic approach to the cost of children.
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Policies indeed aim to reduce the ``direct{''''} monetary cost of raising
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children, but they also aim to minimise the indirect cost arising from
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the incidence of children on the parents'' work-life balance and on the
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aggregate level of employment. Moreover, motives for policy intervention
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such as concerns about child development, gender equity or aggregate
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fertility levels are not fully captured by cost measurements. We thus
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analyse how, and to what extent, family policies can successfully
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reconcile these multidimensional objectives. We offer a holistic
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approach, pointing out that a coherent family policy mix supporting
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working parents with preschool children is the only way to reconcile or
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limit the conflicts between work, family and child outcomes. Three main
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dichotomies are identified to explain cross-country differences in
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family policy packages: the emphasis on poverty alleviation; the
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supposed antagonism between fertility and female employment; and the
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potential conflict between this latter and child development. Ways to
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reconcile these objectives and to improve the effectiveness and
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efficiency of family policies are further discussed.'
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affiliation: 'Thevenon, O (Corresponding Author), INED, 133 Blvd Davout, F-75980 Paris
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20, France.
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Thevenon, Olivier, INED, F-75980 Paris 20, France.
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Thevenon, Olivier, OECD, Social Policy Div, F-75016 Paris, France.
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Luci, Angela, Univ Paris 01, Ctr Econ Sorbonne, Paris 13, France.'
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author: Thevenon, Olivier and Luci, Angela
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author-email: 'olivier.thevenon@ined.fr
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angela.luci@univ-paris1.fr'
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author_list:
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- family: Thevenon
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given: Olivier
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- family: Luci
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given: Angela
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s11113-012-9254-5
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eissn: 1573-7829
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files: []
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issn: 0167-5923
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journal: POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW
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keywords: 'Family policy; Costs of children; Child poverty; Women''s labour market
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participation; Fertility; Work-life balance'
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keywords-plus: 'EARLY MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; OECD COUNTRIES; FERTILITY; TIME; MOTHERHOOD;
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INEQUALITY; EDUCATION; EARNINGS; PARADOX; GENDER'
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '6'
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number-of-cited-references: '65'
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pages: 855-882
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papis_id: 46068ed51843eca37c67d8849ba24acb
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ref: Thevenon2012reconcilingwork
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times-cited: '23'
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title: 'Reconciling Work, Family and Child Outcomes: What Implications for Family
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Support Policies?'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000311510100004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
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usage-count-since-2013: '73'
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volume: '31'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography
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year: '2012'
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