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The effects of family policy on mothers' labor supply : combining evidence from a structural model and a natural experiment
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2014
Parental leave and subsidized child care are prominent examples of family policies supporting the reconciliation of family life and labor market careers for mothers. In this paper, we combine different empirical strategies to evaluate the employment effects of these policies for mothers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010259541
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Long-term care insurance and carers' labor supply : a structural model
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2014
In Germany, individuals in need of long-term care receive support through benefits of the long-term care insurance. A central goal of the insurance is to support informal care provided by family members. Care recipients can choose between benefits in kind (formal home care services) and benefits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418022
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Long-term care insurance and carers' labor supply : a structural model
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2014
In Germany, individuals in need of long-term care receive support through benefits of the long-term care insurance. A central goal of the insurance is to support informal care provided by family members. Care recipients can choose between benefits in kind (formal home care services) and benefits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426155
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The effects of family policy on mothers' labor supply : combining evidence from a structural model and a natural experiment
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2014
Parental leave and subsidized child care are prominent examples of family policies supporting the reconciliation of family life and labor market careers for mothers. In this paper, we combine different empirical strategies to evaluate the employment effects of these policies for mothers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345617
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Long-term care insurance and carers’ labor supply : a structural model
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2014
durch ein reduziertes Arbeitsangebot der Pflegenden entstehen können. Wir untersuchen deshalb die Veränderungen der …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010437537
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Long-term care reform and the labor supply of household members : evidence from a quasi-experiment
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2015
Germany introduced a new mandatory insurance for long-term care in 1995 as part of its social security system. It replaced a system based on means tested social welfare. Benefits from the long-term care insurance are not means tested and depend on the required level of care. The insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011311060
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Indirect fiscal effects of long-term care insurance
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Korfhage, Thorben - 2015
Informal care by close family members is the main pillar of most longterm care systems. However, due to demographic ageing the need for long-term care is expected to increase while the informal care potential is expected to decline. From a budgetary perspective, informal care is often viewed as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391873
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Long-term care reform and the labor supply of household members : evidence from a quasi-experiment
Geyer, Johannes; Korfhage, Thorben - 2015
eigenständige Säule der Sozialversicherung und ersetzte ein System der einkommensabhängigen Sozialhilfe. Leistungen der neuen … Opportunitätskosten, die entstehen, wenn Pflegende ihr Arbeitsangebot reduzieren, um die Doppelbelastung aus Pflege und Lohnarbeit … abzuschwächen. Wir nutzen die Reform als Quasi-Experiment und untersuchen ihren Einfluss auf das Arbeitsangebot von Pflegenden, die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339737
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Labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the retirement age
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Hammerschmid, Anna; … - 2018
We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 for women. We use a regression discontinuity design which exploits the immediate increase in the ERA between women born in 1951 and 1952. The analysis is based on the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865453
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Labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the retirement age
Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Hammerschmid, Anna; … - 2018
We evaluate the labor market and distributional effects of an increase in the early retirement age (ERA) from 60 to 63 for women. We use a regression discontinuity design which exploits the immediate increase in the ERA between women born in 1951 and 1952. The analysis is based on the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902730