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Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei bedarfsgerechtem Ausbau frühkindlicher Kindertagesbetreuung: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie
Beninger, Denis; Bonin, Holger; Horstschräer, Julia; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Der Beitrag evaluiert die Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes in Deutschland bei gleichzeitigem Ausbau der öffentlich … Arbeitsangebots, den Umfang externer Betreuung und die Intensität der Kinderbetreuung in der Familie entscheiden. Simulationen auf … Grundlage der geschätzten Modellparameter ergeben, dass ein Betreuungsgeld das Arbeitsangebot und die Nachfrage nach externen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784552
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Reassessing the Wage Penalty for Temps in Germany
Jahn, Elke J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
As a consequence of the rapid growth of temporary agency employment in Germany, the debate on the poor working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703061
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The Effect of Paid Parental Leave on Child Health in Australia
Broadway, Barbara; Kalb, Guyonne; Kuehnle, Daniel; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Providing mothers with access to paid parental leave may be an important public policy to improve child and maternal health. Using extensive information from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Children (LSAC), we contribute to the literature by estimating the effect of paid parental leave...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265289
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Maternity Leave Legislation, Female Labor Supply, and the Family Wage Gap
Schönberg, Uta; Ludsteck, Johannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
focus is on Germany, a country that underwent several changes in maternity leave legislation since the late 70s. We identify …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233843
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The Employment of Mothers: Recent Developments and their Determinants in East and West Germany
Hanel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283583
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The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers' Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes
Rossin-Slater, Maya; Ruhm, Christopher J.; Waldfogel, Jane - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This analysis uses March Current Population Survey data from 1999-2010 and a differences-in-differences approach to examine how California's first in the nation paid family leave (PFL) program affected leave-taking by mothers following childbirth, as well as subsequent labor market outcomes. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403400
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Work and Wage Dynamics around Childbirth
Ejrnæs, Mette; Kunze, Astrid - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
data on West Germany are used and we exploit the expansionary family policy during the late 1980s and 1990s for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009359865
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Market Work and Motherhood Decisions in Contexts
Del Boca, Daniela; Pasqua, Silvia; Pronzato, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In this paper, we explore the impact of social policies and labour market characteristics on women’s decisions regarding work and childbearing, using data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP). We estimate the two decisions jointly and, in addition to personal characteristics,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762203
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Does Parental Leave Affect Fertility and Return-to-Work? Evidence from a "True Natural Experiment"
Lalive, Rafael; Zweimüller, Josef - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
We study the causal effects of changes in parental leave provisions on fertility and return-towork behavior. We exploit a policy change that took place in 1990 in Austria which extended the maximum duration of parental leave from the child’s first to the child’s second birthday. As parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762218
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Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education
Ruhm, Christopher J.; Waldfogel, Jane - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper critically reviews what we know about the long-term effects of parental leave and early childhood education programs. We find only limited evidence that expansions of parental leave durations improved long-run educational or labor market outcomes of the children whose parents were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371902