The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of … the probability of working in the period of time following the leave. Using data from ECHP, I select women who have a … the return to work in each country separately, I generalize the results, matching women with similar human capital …

to i) characterize women's behavior after birth and ii) evaluate the effects of mothers' decisions on children …This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of employment and child care decisions of women after birth in order … child care on women's decisions and children's outcomes …

women, whereas agglomerations in West Germany but also in the East benefit from an intense migration surplus within this …Our study examines the regional patterns and determinants of migration flows of young women. At the NUTS-3 regional … statistics it can be seen that peripheral regions in East Germany face the strongest migration deficit with respect to young …