burden with respect to gainful employment and providing care. We propose a family working time model that incentivizes … fathers and – contrary to most conventional family policies – actively promotes the dual earner/dual carer paradigm. Combining … microsimulation and labor supply estimation, we empirically analyze the potential of the family working time model in the German …

assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … levels among families with children. -- microsimulation ; labor supply ; fertility ; evidence-based policy …

assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … levels among families with children. -- microsimulation ; labor supply ; fertility ; evidence-based policy …

This paper analyzes to what extent parental leave decisions of mothers with young children depend on the decisions made … argue, however, that mothers with young children are particularly susceptible to peer behavior at the workplace due to …

This paper analyzes to what extent parental leave decisions of mothers with young children depend on the decisions made … argue, however, that mothers with young children are particularly susceptible to peer behavior at the workplace due to …

implications of a diverse set of possible reforms to the main elements of tax and benefit support of families with children. We set …

reforms in Germany that were introduced simultaneously. A legal claim to subsidized child care became effective for children … who do not use publicly subsidized child care. Both reforms target children of the same age group and are unconditional on …

with children. We set the analysis in the context of the Polish tax and benefit system and show how an adequate combination …

care has been introduced for all children aged one year or older. Second, a new benefit called Betreuungsgeld has been … introduced that is granted to families who do not use public or publicly subsidized child care. Both reforms target children of …

Work and family life arrangements differed greatly between the east and west before German reunification in 1990. Since … reunification, however, the employment rates of mothers with children requiring childcare have converged. This trend is accompanied … in attitudes and thus also in the full-time employment of mothers with young children. …