Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, inwieweit die von der EU zur Sicherung gleicher Wettbewerbsbedingungen im Europäischen Binnenmarkt auferlegten Höchstgrenzen für Ansiedlungssubventionen unter den Bedingungen eines weltweiten Ansiedlungswettbewerbs zu einer...

Women's labor force participation has rapidly increased in most countries, but mothers still struggle to achieve a satisfactory work-life balance. Childcare allows the primary caregiver, usually the mother, to take time away from childrearing for employment. Family policies that subsidize...

The paper simulates the labor market impact of a fixed allowance for social insurance contributions. Based on a discrete choice labor supply model estimated on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we evaluate household utility changes triggered by the reform, accounting for behavioral...

Evidence from single country studies suggests that the effect of subsidized childcare availability on maternal labor supply varies greatly by institutional context. We provide estimates of the childcare effect around age 3 of children for 7 EU countries, based on harmonized data and the same...