This article discusses the diversity of family policy models in 28 oecd countries in terms of
the balance between their different objectives and the mix of instruments adopted to …

This first book in the new OECD Insights Series examines the increasing economic and
social importance of human capital-our education, skills, competencies, and knowledge. As …

This paper investigates the design of tax structures to promote economic growth. It suggests
a “tax and growth” ranking of taxes, confirming results from earlier literature but providing a …

While the living conditions of children and young people in the European Union have
gained increasing recognition across the EU, the well-being of children is not monitored on …

This paper puts forward a commuter-based version of the two-step floating catchment area
(2SFCA) method, which has gained acceptance in studies on spatial health care …

Expanding public or publicly subsidized childcare has been a top social policy priority in
many industrialized countries. It is supposed to increase fertility, promote children's …

This book examines the origins and evolution of labor market policy in Western Europe,
while paying close attention to the oeCD and the European Union as proliferators of new …

This study focuses on nation-level drivers of organizations' adoption of leaves/childcare and
flexible work arrangements (FWA) beyond what is mandated by the state. It is one of the first …

This article analyses childcare services in six countries, assessing this policy instrument's
potential to facilitate parents' capabilities for arranging childcare in a way they have reason …

Childcare services are increasingly regarded a major policy lever to combat social
inequalities in early life. Yet, it was shown that inequality in the use of childcare services is …