larger and negative. If both types of benefits increase, negative labor supply effects are offset to a large extent. …In Germany, individuals in need of long-term care receive support through benefits of the long-term care insurance. A … benefits in kind (formal home care services) and benefits in cash. From a budgetary perspective family care is a cost …

replaced a system based on meanstested social welfare. Benefits from the long-term care insurance are not means tested and … depend on the required level of care. The insurance provides both benefits in kind and cash benefits. The new scheme improved …

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 provides both benefits in kind and cash benefits. The new scheme improved …

ageing the need for long-term care is expected to increase while the informal care potential is expected to decline. From a …

The employment behavior of mothers is strongly influenced by labor market regulations and certain institutional …-run and long-term effects of childbirth on married women?s employment and working hours. Estimation results show that these …

parental leave benefits and subsidized child care leads to sizable employment effects of mothers. … employment effects of these policies for mothers in Germany. In particular we estimate a structural labor supply model and … exploit a natural experiment, i.e. the reform of parental leave benefits. By exploiting and combining the advantages of the …