German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced the previous … comparing behavior before and after the reform. We separately consider women of high and low incomes, which were treated …

Netherlands and Belgium, while increasing this relative risk in for instance Luxembourg, France, Germany and Ireland. Nevertheless …

reduced labour market entry. We found however, no significant effect of the 1986 reform for third children and the 2004 reform …

not display any catch-up effects. I also find a substantial heterogeneity inWest and East Germany. Because the reform … use the unanticipated reform in 2007 to assess how a move from a means-tested to an earnings-related benefit affects … higher-order births. By using the German Mikrozensus 2010, I find that the reform significantly affected the timing of higher …

-family policies -- Women's descriptive representation: the more, the better? -- Work-family policy reform processes in Germany …Introduction -- Theories of welfare state and work-family policy reform -- Design and evolution of work-family policies …: a European comparative overview -- Policy developments in Germany and Italy: from a shared focus on the male …