TY - RPRT AU - Dahl, Gordon B. AU - Loken, Katrine Vellesen TI - Families, Public Policies, and the Labor Market PY - 2024/Dec/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 17513 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17513 AB - Over the past two decades, there have been significant changes in family dynamics and labor market interactions, with shifts in fertility, marriage, divorce, cohabitation, family labor supply, gender inequality, and childrearing. This chapter examines the impact of government policies on these trends, highlighting the latest research across different OECD countries. The best evidence comes from administrative data and modern econometric methods. The chapter concludes with a summary of lessons learned and directions for future research. KW - family economics KW - public policies ER -