How should a government use the power to commit to ensure a desirable equilibrium outcome? In this paper, I show a misleading aspect of what has become a standard approach to this question, and I propose an alternative. I show that the complete description of an optimal (indeed, of any) policy scheme requires outlining the consequences of paths that are often neglected. The specification of pol...

Can government help mothers and fathers manage their economic and parenting re s p o nsibilities? Should it try? This article examines how federal and state governments curre n t l y act as partners with the parents of four million babies who are born each year in the United States. Viewing public policy as a tool that e x p resses the priorities of society, this art i c l e summarizes the lead...

The relatively high and rising fertility rates of Nordic countries in the late 1980s and early 1990s sparked a renewed research interest in the possible pronatalistic effects of generous family policy programs. Several studies have addressed this issue, but few have tried to model policy effects explicitly. The existing evidence so far is mainly from Sweden, where policy indicators have been in...

Paid parental leave offerings in the United States are relatively rare and unequal. Yet, little is known about public opinions paid factors that distinguish adults’ attitudes them. With use of data from General Social Survey, we investigated availability, preferred lengths offerings, government funding States. We found overwhelming support for an average preference four months common at least s...

Bird, Surgn.-Capt R., Resdt. Surgn., Medl. Coll. Hosptl., in modification of previous notification, to act as Professor of Anatomy, Medl. Coll., and 2nd Surgeon, Medl. Coll. Hosptl., Calcutta, during the absence, on leave, of Surgn.? Maj. R. H. Charles, or until further orders. Drury, Surgn.-Capt. F. J., Offg. Civil Surgn , 24-Parganas, to act as Professor of Midwifery, Medl. Coll., Calcutta, i...

from leave, to the Fatelipur district. Henderson, Surgn.-Capt. S. H., Supernumerary Civil Surgn., Fatehpur, on relief by Surgn.-Major Gr. A. Emerson, to be attached for duty to the Central Prison, Bareilly, as a temporary measure. Chaytor-YVhite, Surgn.-Capt. J., Supernumerary Civil Surgn., Mirzapur, on relief by Surgn.-Major P. J. Freyer, is attached to the Allahabad district as a temporary me...