mothers in reunified Germany, 1992-2009. During this time, East and West Germany share similar family policies, yet, the … regions differ markedly with regard to cultural orientations towards working mothers. Our comparison therefore allows drawing … mothers who were born and raised in the east, but had their first child after moving to the west provide us with key insights …

differences are already reflected in the health of newborn babies: mothers with a higher level of education are less likely to …). At least some of these health-related differences can be causally attributed to the mother's education. Social …