We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation … step, we investigate whether the observed correlations reflect causal effects of past welfare experience. We use family … suggest that the strong intergenerational correlation of welfare benefit receipt is determined by family background rather …

neglected area in historical stature studies is the relationship between stature and family size, and statures are documented … here to be positively related with family size. The relationship between material inequality and heath is the subject of …-spatial relationship between the environment and stature. -- family economics ; stature ; wealth ; inequality ; insolation ; vitamin D …

This paper argues that the pace to return to work after childbirth is not independent of family values. I evaluate the … effect of a parental leave policy reform in Germany in 2007-aimed at incentivizing an earlier return to work - on the return … to work of mothers who hold different family values. Using a regression discontinuity design and an epidemiological …

between siblings' earnings reflect shared community and family background. These earnings relationships capture important …

affected in terms of parental health, labor market outcomes and separations. Limited effects on family disposable income …

tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children's wealth accumulation … in one type of family versus another. Our findings show that family background matters significantly for children …

correlation of permanent earnings into family and community effects allowing for life-cycle dynamics; finding that family is the …

Income inequality in Germany has been continuously increasing during the past 20 years. In general, this is understood …, a large part of this increase is compensated by the welfare state. -- income distribution ; demography ; household size … ; decomposition ; Germany …