In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits, subsidies for external child care, and parental leave payments. We compare the impact on the quantity and quality of children, the secondary earner's labor supply and welfare....

Die demographische Entwicklung in Deutschland rückt Fragen der Familien- und Kinderpolitik in den Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen Interesses. Ein Vergleich der Familienpolitik in Deutschland mit der einiger anderer europäischer Länder, die eine höhere Geburtenrate aufweisen, zeigt, dass in...

In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits, subsidies for external child care, and parental leave payments. We compare the impact on the quantity and quality of children, the secondary earner's labor supply and welfare....

Die Frage, ob und in welchem Umfang volljährige Kinder ihre Eltern oder Eltern ihre Kinder finanziell unterstützen sollen, ist wieder Gegenstand der politischen Diskussion. Wie weit sollte die "Verantwortungsgemeinschaft Familie" gehen? Für Gerd Andres, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim...

We consider a bargaining model in which husband and wife decide on the allocation of time and disposable income. Since her bargaining power would go down otherwise more strongly, the wife agrees to have a child only if the husband also leaves the labor market for a while. The daddy months...

We consider a bargaining model in which husband and wife decide on the allocation of time and disposable income. Since her bargaining power would go down otherwise more strongly, the wife agrees to having a child only if the husband also leaves the labor market for a while. The daddy months...

In allen OECD-Ländern sind die Geburtenraten in den letzten vierzig Jahren erheblich gesunken. Trotz dieses gemeinsamen Trends kann aber sowohl in der zeitlichen Entwicklung als auch im aktuellen Stand des Geburtenverhaltens eine erhebliche Heterogenität beobachtet werden. Deutschland, Spanien...

We analyse a model in which families may either be “traditional” single-earner with caring for the child at home or “modern” double-earner households using market child care. Family policies may favour either the one or the other group, like market care subsidies vs. cash for care....