This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of employment and child care decisions of women after birth in order … to i) characterize women's behavior after birth and ii) evaluate the effects of mothers' decisions on children …'s cognitive ability. I use data from the NLSY to estimate the model. Results indicate that the effects of maternal employment and …

This paper investigates whether and how regional social contexts influence fertility decisions of women living in … for the transition to the first and second child. The empirical analysis provides no evidence that fertility differentials …

, workers in industries that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These … the fertility and marital behavior in Germany, until recently a lowest-low fertility setting. We find that exposure to … greater import competition from Eastern Europe led to worse labor market outcomes and lower fertility rates. In contrast …

The IAB employment subsample is now available for researchers in a third, anonymised version. Following the so …-called basic file and the regional file from the IAB employment subsample, which encompassed the years 1975 to 1990, the actualized … the period 1992 to 1995. Therefore, the IAB employment subsample is equipped with data of one percent of all employees …

The IAB employment subsample is now available for researchers in a third, anonymised version. Following the so …-called basic file and the regional file from the IAB employment subsample, which encompassed the years 1975 to 1990, the actualized … the period 1992 to 1995. Therefore, the IAB employment subsample is equipped with data of one percent of all employees …

Employment in Germany reached another all-time high in 2012, growing faster than the economy. Most labour market … unemployment. In addition, regained competitiveness due to wage restraint and increased labour supply have boosted employment … employment performance in Germany. Instead, the crucial factors were employment gains in two successive economic booms and the …

-German border, we document a strong asymmetry in the persistence of the culture in which women were raised. Whereas East German …

this old border, we document a strong asymmetry in the persistence of the culture in which women were raised. Whereas East …