development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

societies. Adopting a double-generation perspective, we investigate the causal impact of this care mode on children's health …-specific effects, taking into account counterfactual care modes. Our results suggest null or negative effects on children's outcomes …: If children three years and older are in full-time daycare or school and, in addition, cared for by grandparents, they …

that center-based care reduces the overall time that parents spend with the enrolled child, but has only small negative …

Although the proportion of students enrolled in college increased in the last decades, students from non-college family …

providers. -- Obesity ; human capital ; children ; child development ; Germany ; gender … developmental functioning of children at younger ages (2-4 years) than ever previously examined. Data from the German Socio …) controlling for various child and family characteristics. The findings indicate that, among boys, obesity is a significant risk …

In recent years, almost all children below school age in Western industrialized countries have some experience of … attending day care institutions. However, the age at which children enter day care and therefore the overall time spent in day … children, one important aspect of non-cognitive skills. Based on the English sample of the Millennium Cohort Study, we analyse …

Geburtsjahrgängen und die Weiterverfolgung der schulischen Bildungskarrieren für den Großteil der untersuchten Kinder. Die empirischen …

This paper studies the effects of Covid-19 related daycare and school closures on gender role attitudes toward maternal … employment in Germany. We compare women and men with dependent children to those without children one year after the outbreak of … the pandemic. Using data on gender role attitudes from 2008 through 2021, we find that fathers’ egalitarian attitudes …

pedagogic staff of 734 ECEC institutions which were attended by children in SOEP households. Parents and staff were asked to … asymmetries. We empirically investigate information asymmetries between parents and ECEC professionals in Germany, making use of a … unique extension of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). It allows us to compare quality perceptions by parents and …