This paper evaluates the impact of three major expansions in leave coverage in Germany on the long-run education and … labor market outcomes of children. Evaluation of three policy reforms as opposed to a single reform enables us to analyze … the reforms by comparing outcomes of children born shortly before and shortly after a change in maternity leave …

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 this paper, we examine the heterogeneous treatment effects of a universal child care (preschool) program in Germany … children with lower (observed and unobserved) gains are more likely to select into child care than children with higher gains …. This pattern of reverse selection on gains is driven by unobserved family background characteristics: children from …

In this paper, we examine the heterogeneous treatment effects of a universal child care (preschool) program in Germany … children with lower (observed and unobserved) gains are more likely to select into child care than children with higher gains …. This pattern of reverse selection on gains is driven by unobserved family background characteristics: children from …

In this paper, we examine the heterogeneous treatment effects of a universal child care (preschool) program in Germany … children with lower (observed and unobserved) gains are more likely to select into child care than children with higher gains …. This pattern of reverse selection on gains is driven by unobserved family background characteristics: children from …

consideration of a particular child's competency for school (Schulfähigkeit) have been suggested. Using a dataset capturing children … effect of age at school entry on educational attainment for West and East Germany. Empirical results from linear probability …