better self-rated health in Western German mothers and fathers aged 50+, but its relationship with Eastern German women … late motherhood is associated with lower psychological well-being in East Germany. Moreover, among Western German women … "normative" life course track supposedly had adverse effects on women's health in West Germany. …

How do children affect women in science? We investigate this question using rich biographical data, linked with patents … 48% of fathers and 46% of women without children. Mothers face comparable tenure rates to other assistant professors for … who survive in science are extremely positively selected: Compared with other married women, mothers patent (publish) 2 …

at a younger age. Medical research that extends the fecund life span induces women to have fewer children. A reduction of … of children. Women value labour more, when they face the risk of an unknown divorce. This paper also shows that divorce …