wage gap from 1983 to 1993 was materially detrimental to the average dual-earner family. The female/male wage ratio … principal household income generator. This paper investigates how these two developments affected family welfare. Although … family welfare rose during the 1990s, the story of the 2000s is quite different. …

consequences of family support policy and stress the need for well-defined policy goals and careful analysis ahead of any reform. …

consequences of family support policy and stress the need for well-defined policy goals and careful analysis ahead of any reform. …

“modern” double-earner households using market child care. Family policies may favour either the one or the other group, like …

“modern” double-earner households using market child care. Family policies may favour either the one or the other group, like …

's benchmark equilibrium reflects the current family policy as well as the differential fertility pattern of educational groups in … Germany. Then we simulate alternative reforms of child benefits and family taxation that increase the long-run fertility and … the first-order effects of family policy, it is possible to generate long-run welfare gains due to positive second …

's benchmark equilibrium reflects the current family policy as well as the differential fertility pattern of educational groups in … Germany. Then we simulate alternative reforms of child benefits and family taxation that increase the long-run fertility and … the first-order effects of family policy, it is possible to generate long-run welfare gains due to positive second …

's benchmark equilibrium reflects the current family policy consisting of joint taxation of married couples, monetary transfers and … results: First, policies which simply increase the family budget either via higher transfers (direct or in-kind) or via family …

number of key family policy measures based on data for Germany. Parental leave benefits, child benefits and subsidized …