In 2016, the Polish government introduced a large child benefit, called "Family 500+", with the aim to increase …-in-differences methodology, we find that the labor market participation rates of women with children decreased after the introduction of the … points by mid-2017 as a result of the "Family 500+" program. The effect was higher among women with lower levels of education …

Parental leave and child care are important instruments of family policies to improve work– family balance. This paper … studies the impact of the substantial change in Germany’s parental leave system on maternal employment. The aim of the reform …

The economic and psychological literatures have demonstrated that early investments (private and public) in children … countries, implying that mothers spend less time with their children and that families rely more on external sources of …

contribution due to the biological costs of giving birth. Second, we provide causal estimates on the impact of two family policies …Women experience significant reductions in labor market income following the birth of children, while their male …

This paper examines the effects of a substantial change in publicly funded paid parental leave in Germany on child … development and socio-economic development gaps. For children born before January 1, 2007, parental leave benefits were means …-tested and paid for up to 24 months after childbirth. For children born thereafter, parental leave benefits were earnings …

In 2016 the Polish government introduced a large new child benefit, called "Family 500+", with the aim to increase … on a difference-in-differences methodology we find that the labour market participation rates of women with children … of the “Family 500+” benefit. The effect was higher among women with lower levels of education and living in small towns. …

Parental leave and subsidized child care are prominent examples of family policies supporting the reconciliation of … family life and labor market careers for mothers. In this paper, we combine different empirical strategies to evaluate the … employment effects of these policies for mothers in Germany. In particular we estimate a structural labor supply model and …

Parental leave and subsidized child care are prominent examples of family policies supporting the reconciliation of … family life and labor market careers for mothers. In this paper, we combine different empirical strategies to evaluate the … employment effects of these policies for mothers in Germany. In particular we estimate a structural labor supply model and …