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 …

We exploit the 1996 reform of the German child benefit program to identify the causal effect of heterogeneous child … benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied …-economic Panel (SOEP). The reform effects on low income couples are not robust or statistically significant. We find some support for …

We exploit the 1996 reform of the German child benefit program to identify the causal effect of heterogeneous child … benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by …-economic Panel (SOEP). The reform effects on low income couples are not statistically significant. We find some support for positive …

We exploit the 1996 reform of the German child benefit program to identify the causal effect of heterogeneous child … benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by …-economic Panel (SOEP). The reform effects on low income couples are not statistically significant. We find some support for positive …

We exploit the 1996 reform of the German child benefit program to identify the causal effect of child benefits on … fertility. Generally, the reform increased child benefits. However, the exact amount of the increase varied by household income … and sibship size. We use this heterogeneity of the reform to identify causal effects on fertility using a difference …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation …

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation …