Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers? employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of …

Germany, where subsidized child care is rationed and private child care is only available at considerably higher cost. I use a …

This study analyzes the effect of child care costs on the labor supply of mothers with preschool children in Germany … explained by the fact that child care costs are already heavily subsidized in Germany. …

wives would increase substantially in west Germany, while a significant number of husbands would drop out of the labor force. …