We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers …. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … differences in the employment behavior of East and West German mothers. German family policy sets incentives particularly for low …

provider role and women staying at home and taking care of children. The employment of mothers was not a common practice, so … there are solid employment patterns of mothers, which change across cohorts for instance resulting in more part time …

mothers in reunified Germany, 1992-2009. During this time, East and West Germany share similar family policies, yet, the … regions differ markedly with regard to cultural orientations towards working mothers. Our comparison therefore allows drawing … mothers who were born and raised in the east, but had their first child after moving to the west provide us with key insights …

mothers and fathers and analyzes whether gender gaps in occupational status are more extreme for immigrant populations. Using … between mothers' and fathers' probabilities of employment in the highest status jobs is shrinking over time in Germany …, particularly for immigrant mothers, Germany's gender gaps in professional occupations are consistently larger than gaps in the US. [...] …

-cognitive child development outcomes. We identify a strong positive association between mothers' life satisfaction and their children …. Our findings suggest that mothers' life satisfaction is beneficial for their children's development at all ages and that …

generous, I study its impact on mothers' labor supply using a difference-in-difference strategy. Previous research has focused … on these effects near the inauguration of CCTs, never before more than 20 years later. I find that older mothers respond … to the reform by increasing their probability of working, but young mothers between 18 and 24 years old reduce their …