In recent decades, changes in parents' attitudes towards the importance of spending time with children to optimise their future behaviour and cognitive development have greatly affected patterns of time allocation among both working and non-working parents in all developed countries. We compare...

Im Rahmen des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP), das vom DIW Berlin in Zusammenarbeit mit Infratest Sozialforschung erhoben wird, werden die Präferenzen der Bevölkerung für den Umfang der gewünschten familienpolitischen Aktivitäten des Staates analysiert. Die Bürger werden zu vier...

We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous variation in child care costs caused by a Swedish child care...

We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous variation in child care costs caused by a Swedish child care...