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 employment breaks by providing more generous parental benefits for a shorter period … childcare slots. Overall, I did not find significant changes in maternal employment during the first three years of motherhood …

Numerous studies have investigated whether the provision and generosity of parental leave affects the employment and … economic policy questions include whether, at the macro level, female employment rates have increased due to parental leave …

Numerous studies have investigated whether the provision and generosity of parental leave affects the employment and … economic policy questions include whether, at the macro level, female employment rates have increased due to parental leave …

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 … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

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 … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

children, day-care quality was unrelated to employment. …By investigating how locally available early childhood education and care quality relates to maternal employment … employment status and work hours changes, respectively. In East Germany, mothers with a child aged under three years who lived in …

effect on employment of mothers who used to work outside the home before giving birth and might prevent some mothers from …

-in-differences methodology, we find that the labor market participation rates of women with children decreased after the introduction of the …