after the reform implementation. Only for high-income mothers, the reform produced a significant decrease in the employment … studies the impact of the substantial change in Germany’s parental leave system on maternal employment. The aim of the reform … was to decrease birth-related maternal employment breaks by providing more generous parental benefits for a shorter period …

A widespread finding among studies from the US and the UK is that maternal employment is correlated with an increased …. As evidence for Germany is still scarce, the purpose of this study is to identify the effect of maternal employment on … mechanisms that might explain this relationship. In order to address the selection into maternal full-time employment, we use an …

-time employment is primarily affected by the mothers own resources and former career, the return to full-time work is more linked to … than the father, a group having the highest re- entry chances for mothers, especially into full-time employment. The …This research focuses on re-entry for mothers after maternity leave. The empirical analysis focuses on the first twenty …

This research examines re-entry into the labour force for mothers after maternity leave. The empirical analysis focuses …-entry into part-time employment is primarily affected by the mother's own resources and former career, the return to full … higher earning potential than the father, a group having the highest re-entry chances into full-time employment. The results …

following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long prebirth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the … a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for …

following childbirth, it does not level off to zero. The employment loss is lower for mothers with a university degree. It is … especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long prebirth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the … a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for …

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

This study investigates the employment and childcare use behaviour of migrant and non-migrant mothers in Germany. We … associated with a 6.3 % (5.9 %) lower probability of employment for mothers of youngest children under 3 years of age with … mothers' everyday practices, as expressed in their employment behaviour and the use of state-subsidized childcare for their …

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

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