Cygan-Rehm, Kamila - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 83 (2014) 1, pp. 145-162
This paper reviews the research on the effects of the recent reform of the parental leave benefit system (Elterngeld) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I...