In diesem Papier wird der Effekt der Einführung von leistungsorientierter Mittelvergabe (LOM) im deutschen Hochschulsektor analysiert. Seit Anfang der 1990er Jahre wurden neue Finanzierungssysteme nach und nach in den Bundesländern eingeführt, die zum Ziel hatten, die Performance und...

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 was to decrease birth-related maternal...

Despite changing gender norms, few fathers decide to take parental leave after the birth of a child, and when they do, their leave spells are substantially shorter compared to mothers. This study examines how paternal leave-taking is affected by two key features of leave policies: flexibility in...

This study examines the effect of two recent parental leave reforms in Austria that allow parents to choose leave schemes with varying duration. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the introduction of more flexible scheme choices led mothers to take, on average, 1-2 months less...