...Gulen Derya Zayim; Aysegul Kayaoglu Purpose This paper assesses the impact of a reduction in childcare costs, resulting from a change in compulsory schooling law, on mothers' labour supply in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach The 2012 Education Reform lowered the school starting age...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Female employment Time Use Survey Intensive margin Labour supply If the wage earning of husband is less than the private consumption, i.e. w m  < c; the wife spends time t e f in paid work to earn...

...Ghazi Al-Assaf Purpose The purpose of the current study is to examine the effect of international remittances on the labour market participation of women and men left behind in Jordan. The study particularly focuses on the labour supply side for both women and men. Design/methodology/approach...