provision of formal childcare lessens the earnings and employment impacts of children. Our analyses notably incorporate the role …The disproportionate impact of children on women's earnings constitutes the primary factor contributing to persistent … gender inequality in many countries. This paper examines the multigenerational impact of children and whether the public …

This study investigates whether the expansion of day-care places for under-three-year-old children in East and West …

children. We exploit the fact that since the mid 2000s an increasing number of employers have become proactive and implemented … difference-in-differences approach combined with matching. Based on a large panel dataset on families with children in Germany …

during the first year after child birth by 2.1 - 2.8pp (≈ 15 - 20%). However, the policy does not impact maternal employment …

children, day-care quality was unrelated to employment. …By investigating how locally available early childhood education and care quality relates to maternal employment … employment status and work hours changes, respectively. In East Germany, mothers with a child aged under three years who lived in …