Le scelte di fecondità e la durata della maternità in Italia. Vincoli economici e norme sociali
Italy is characterised by both a low level of female participation in the labour
market and a low fertility rate. At the same time, many women stay out of the labour
market after the childbirth for a much longer period of time than the compulsory
maternity leave prescribes. This way, they put at risk the possibility of reentering
the labour market after the career break, as well as damage their future
career opportunities. In this paper we use a two-stage estimation process to analyse