We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on … family background nor labor market characteristics appear to be strongly associated with the gender education gap. There is … some evidence that the gender gap in upper secondary education reflects the rising share of single parent households which …

We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit …

birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects. -- Female labor supply ; fertility …

exploit a reform of naturalization rules in an instrumental variable estimation. In our sample of recent immigrants, linear …

employment probation. This study empirically tests at the example of absence behavior, whether such behavioral responses to the … probation periods: Once individuals enter into regular employment and employment probation is completed, the probability of work …