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Family policies, childbearing, and economic crisis: The case of Iceland

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: In the early 2000s, Iceland implemented one of the most gender-equal parental leave systems in the world, and at the same time increased the volume of public childcare. A few years later, in 2008, Iceland experienced a major economic crises that, among oth

Source: Demographic Research

DOI: 10.4054/demres.2018.39.19

Author: Ari Klængur Jónsson

Institution: Stockholm University

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: European Commission