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 …

particular, subsidized mothers report lower levels of overall health and are more likely to show symptoms consistent with anxiety …, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and … policies aimed at economically disadvantaged mothers may ultimately undermine family well-being. …

This research explores how different parental leave reforms in West Germany impacted on the time mothers and fathers in … couples spent on child care. I investigate indirect effects through mothers' labor market return decisions more in detail than … data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1984-2009). I estimate simultaneously the timing and extent of mothers' labor …

work by spouses, kin and friends can facilitate mothers' return to full-time or part-time positions within the first six … employment transitions of West German, East German and migrant mothers of pre-school children. The results indicate that West … German and migrant mothers return to work sooner if they have access to kin, and that kinship support is particularly …