Das vorliegende Arbeitspapier widmet sich der Frage, ob ostdeutsche Berufseinsteiger angesichts eines durch Transformationswirren gekennzeichneten Arbeitsmarktes schlechtere Startbedingungen hatten als westdeutsche Berufseinsteiger. Ferner werden die Folgen eines verzögerten Berufseinstiegs in...

Beruf und Familie, das geht in Deutschland offenbar noch immer nicht zusammen. Denn 5,6 Millionen Frauen unter 60 Jahren sind nicht erwerbstätig - das sind 28 Prozent. Damit bleibt ein riesiges Potenzial an Wissen und Erfahrung für den Arbeitsmarkt ungenutzt. Den Ursachen dafür geht Jutta...

Over the last decades fertility rates have decreased in most developed countries, while female labour force participation has increased strongly over the same time period. To shed light on the relationship between women's fertility and employment decisions, we analyse their transitions to the...

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 disappear over time, and whether there are differences...

In this paper, I examine how family related employment interruptions for women in the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and the GDR (German Democratic Republic) looked like in the period prior to German reunification. Furthermore, I investigate how career interruptions developed after the German...

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 disappear over time, and whether there are differences...