exploit the setting of the German reunification. A state socialist country, East Germany strongly encouraged mothers to … participate in the labor market full-time, whereas West Germany propagated a more traditional male breadwinner-model. After …

educated (high earning) and low educated (low earning) women, I exploit a major maternity leave benefit reform in Germany that …

In this paper, we examine the heterogeneous treatment effects of a universal child care (preschool) program in Germany …