lone mothers receiving means-tested unemployment benefits in Germany. Since the 2005 Hartz IV labor market policy reforms … employment offices. Thus, lone mothers' participation in labor market programs is studied empirically here. This can contribute … to determining the extent to which lone mothers are treated as adult workers in interactions with welfare state …

differently in the labor market. In this paper, I examine one potential underlying mechanism: the re-entry of mothers in the labor … responsible for the educational divide in mothers' employment. Hypotheses are derived from human capital theory and labor supply …

-Euro-Jobs for lone mothers receiving Unemployment Benefit II (UB II) in Germany. Lone mothers receiving UB II participate in these … rates are as high as for childless singles. This paper examines whether lone mothers can actually profit from participating … complete exit from benefit receipt. Findings are that lone mothers profit especially strongly from participating in vocational …

mothers in reunified Germany, 1992-2009. During this time, East and West Germany share similar family policies, yet, the … regions differ markedly with regard to cultural orientations towards working mothers. Our comparison therefore allows drawing … mothers who were born and raised in the east, but had their first child after moving to the west provide us with key insights …

lone mothers receiving means-tested unemployment benefits in Germany. Since the 2005 Hartz IV labor market policy reforms … employment offices. Thus, lone mothers' participation in labor market programs is studied empirically here. This can contribute … to determining the extent to which lone mothers are treated as adult workers in interactions with welfare state …

technique to account for possible selection effects. Our findings indicate that mothers tend to suffer a moderate wage penalty … mothers working in the public sector. The differences across sectors may be explained by considerable job flexibility and a …

differently in the labor market. In this paper, I examine one potential underlying mechanism: the re-entry of mothers in the labor … responsible for the educational divide in mothers' employment. Hypotheses are derived from human capital theory and labor supply …

approach where mothers' wages upon return to the job are compared with those of their female colleagues within the same firm …

-parent-families differ according to poverty-risks and claiming of social benefits. The following paper examines mothers' duration of …