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Parental leave benefit and differential fertility responses : evidence from a German reform

Cygan-Rehm, Kamila - 2013

use the unanticipated reform in 2007 to assess how a move from a means-tested to an earnings-related benefit affects … higher-order births. By using the German Mikrozensus 2010, I find that the reform significantly affected the timing of higher … not display any catch-up effects. I also find a substantial heterogeneity inWest and East Germany. Because the reform …

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Der Abbau eines Wohlfahrtsstaates : Neuseeland als Modell für das nächste Jahrhundert?

Fellmeth, Sebastian; Rohde, Christian - 1999

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Effects of dismissal protection legislation on individual employment stability in Germany

Boockmann, Bernhard (contributor); … - 2008

reform as a "natural experiment".We provide insights into the effects of legislation on the firms’ matching behaviour. Our … results hint at increased job security after the reform for those spells affected by it. This rise in stability was, however …

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How weather-proof is the construction sector? : empirical evidence from Germany

Arntz, Melanie (contributor); Wilke, Ralf A. (contributor) - 2008

With the purpose to reduce winter unemployment and to promote all-season employment in the constructions sector, Germany maintains an extensive bad weather allowance system. Since the mid 1990s, these regulations have been subject to several reforms that resemble the range of approaches for...