work by spouses, kin and friends can facilitate mothers' return to full-time or part-time positions within the first six … employment transitions of West German, East German and migrant mothers of pre-school children. The results indicate that West … German and migrant mothers return to work sooner if they have access to kin, and that kinship support is particularly …

To explore single mothers' labor market participation we analyze specific circumstances and dynamics in their life … identifying episodes of single motherhood and employment during life courses. Since family statuses of single mothers are … detailed view by analyzing single mothers' transition from not being employed to full-time or part-time work and vice versa …

This research explores how different parental leave reforms in West Germany impacted on the time mothers and fathers in … couples spent on child care. I investigate indirect effects through mothers' labor market return decisions more in detail than … data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984-2009). I estimate simultaneously the timing and extent of mothers' labor …

Arbeitsangebots, den Umfang externer Betreuung und die Intensität der Kinderbetreuung in der Familie entscheiden. Simulationen auf …

provider role and women staying at home and taking care of children. The employment of mothers was not a common practice, so … there are solid employment patterns of mothers, which change across cohorts for instance resulting in more part time …

"Erziehungsgeld". The transfer programs differ in various dimensions. We study the effects on the labor supply of young mothers, by …

percentage point increase in the availability of childcare decreases mothers' self-assessed health by 0.173 points on a one to … is the transmission of infections from children to mothers. Consistent with this hypothesis, we observe that increased … childcare availability leads to mothers worrying more about their children's health. While early childcare expansions offer well …