Theory and evidence point towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children … between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds, governments are pushing for universal child care. However, it is … unclear how effective programs with universal participation may be at addressing the needs of disadvantaged children. We …

More children than ever attend center-based care early in life. We study whether children who attend center-based care … entering primary school. In data covering about 36,000 children in one West German state, we use a marginal treatment effects … framework to show how causal effects vary with observed characteristics of children, parents, and care centers and with …

children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR …

Women experience significant reductions in labor market income following the birth of children, while their male …

children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR …

support the skill development of children and thus its labor force’s skills of tomorrow. This thesis aims to provide knowledge …) der Kinderbetreuung untersucht, zweitens wird die Rolle der Qualität von Kinderbetreuung näher erforscht und drittens …