employer to increase the working volume of mothers. Applying various impact evaluation techniques in an econometric analysis … volume of mothers who return back to work after giving birth. Furthermore, the usage of employer-supported childcare by … mothers with pre-school age children influences the amount of agreed and actual working hours positively. …

-cognitive child development outcomes. We identify a strong positive association between mothers’ life satisfaction and their children …. Our findings suggest that mothers’ life satisfaction is beneficial for their children’s development at all ages and that it …

heterogeneous response incentives. We find that the reform speeds up the labor market return of both groups of mothers after benefit … effect are changes in social norms and mothers' preferences for economic independence. …

mothers' and fathers' labor supply. Fathers' leave-taking is highly selective and the identification of causal effects relies …

same time depending on whether women are regarded in first line as mothers or workers. In Germany, the male breadwinner …-raising benefit, a higher benefit and two additional months extending the reference period if both parents participate in child … done to investigate causal effects of the reform on the employment rates of mothers. The results reveal that the mothers …