Immer mehr Kinder in Deutschland nutzen eine Kindertagesbetreuung. Wie beeinflusst die Familienpolitik diese Nutzung? Wie wirken einzelne ehe- und familienpolitische Maßnahmen und inwiefern unterscheiden sich diese Wirkungen für unterschiedliche Familientypen? Diesen Fragen widmet sich der...

We estimate effects of center-based care on parenting activities using time use data for Germany. Our estimates imply that center-based care reduces the overall time that parents spend with the enrolled child, but has only small negative effects on time spent doing activities together....

Immer mehr Kinder in Deutschland nutzen eine Kindertagesbetreuung. Wie beeinflusst die Familienpolitik diese Nutzung? Wie wirken einzelne ehe- und familienpolitische Maßnahmen und inwiefern unterscheiden sich diese Wirkungen für unterschiedliche Familientypen? Diesen Fragen widmet sich der...

Der Besuch einer Kindertageseinrichtung oder eines Hortes kann für Kinder mit Migrationshintergrund einen wichtigen Bestandteil der Integration und Teilhabe an der deutschen Gesellschaft darstellen. Von zahlreichen Experten wird in diesem Kontext bemängelt, dass "Migrantenkinder" in...

We estimate effects of center-based care on parenting activities using time use data for Germany. Our estimates imply that center-based care reduces the overall time that parents spend with the enrolled child, but has only small negative effects on time spent doing activities together....

This paper presents a theoretical model of political support for the public provision of day care. In an economy where there are high taxes on wage income, sel sh taxpayers with no children in the day care system may favor substantial public subsidies to day care because such subsidies induce...

For children with a migration background, attending a daycare or after-school center can be an important part of integration and participation in German society. As a result, many experts are critical that “migrant children” are underrepresented in daycare centers. Based on the latest...

More and more children in Germany attend formal day care. How does family policy influence this attendance? Which effect do particular family policies have and in how far do these effects differ among different family types? This question is dealt with in the first part of this contribution. It...