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

-intact family and children's civic, social and political engagement as adults. We argue that this finding is consistent with … traditional family structures in many countries throughout the developed world. According to Putnam in Bowling alone (2000 …), however, none of the major declines in civic engagement can be accounted for by the decline in traditional family structures …

free public daycare in German states to analyze its effects on children and their families. Our results suggest that … effects of the policy differ by child age, gender and socio-economic status. Free daycare increases attendance among 2-3 year … olds with little response among older children. Yet, even with access to free daycare, we find few effects on maternal …

Retired parents might invest time into their adult children by providing childcare. Such intergenerational time … transfers can have important implications for family decisions. This paper estimates the effects of parental retirement on adult … children's fertility. We use representative panel data from Germany to link observations on parents and adult children. We …

reform, children are 8 percentage points less likely to attend public daycare which implies a compensated price elasticity of … effects on older siblings and fertility decisions show that the policy affects the whole household, not just targeted family …

This study analyzes the importance of parental socialization on the development of children’s far right …