relying on forecasts. Adult outcomes on the participants' children and siblings allow us to quantify spillover benefits. The …

-income, first-time mothers. A major goal of the program is to improve the participants’ economic self-sufficiency and family … welfare state arrangements for disadvantaged mothers with young children in Germany. …

societies. Adopting a double-generation perspective, we investigate the causal impact of this care mode on children's health …, 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 have more …

older siblings suggest that the policy affects the whole household, not just targeted family members. -- Childcare ; Labor … supply ; Cognitive skills ; Family Policy ; Germany …

three-year-old children as well as the socio-emotional behavior of five- to six-year-old children. We use data from the …

This study investigates whether the expansion of day-care places for under-three-year-old children in East and West … Germany, the daycare expansion was positively associated with an increase in maternal satisfaction with family life, health … family life. The results suggest that the excess demand before the expansion in West and East Germany restricted maternal …

programs targeted toward disadvantaged children shows beneficial effects. Returns exceed costs, even accounting for the … disadvantaged children compared to home alternatives. Universal programs benefit disadvantaged children …

Past research has demonstrated that positive increments to the non-cognitive development of children can have long …

We present the results of a novel early childhood intervention in which disadvantaged 3-4-year- old children were … evaluated a shortened summer version of the program (2 months) in which children were treated immediately prior to the start of …