parental decisions (labor market, investments in children, and fertility). We merge rich sources of historical information on … family leave policies across the United States since 1973 with over 40 years of survey data covering two generations of … District of Columbia before the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993, we find that the pre …

discontinuities following childbirth. Using new longitudinal datasets that cover the work and family life of women in the Federal … Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) allows for taking into account two political regimes and … that in both parts of Germany women's probability of having a first child is negatively correlated with both employment and …

discontinuities following childbirth. Using new longitudinal datasets that cover the work and family life of women in the Federal … Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) allows for taking into account two political regimes and … that in both parts of Germany women’s probability of having a first child is negatively correlated with both employment and …

We use cross-national data on 26 EU countries to assess how much children and the responsibilities related to them … contribute to the gender wage gap, and how institutional elements - especially family policies - affect this relationship. Our … availability under age 3, and preferences for within-family care lead to long absences from the labor market. In all countries …

Die zentrale Stoßrichtung dieser Arbeit ist es, Wege für eine erfolgreiche Familienpolitik aufzuzeigen. Basierend auf …

Die zentrale Stoßrichtung dieser Arbeit ist es, Wege für eine erfolgreiche Familienpolitik aufzuzeigen. Basierend auf …

Die zentrale Stoßrichtung dieser Arbeit ist es, Wege für eine erfolgreiche Familienpolitik aufzuzeigen. Basierend auf …

of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a …The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel … East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by cultural and economic factors. …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … differences in the employment behavior of East and West German mothers. German family policy sets incentives particularly for low … time. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … substantial differences in the employment behavior of East and West German mothers. German family policy sets incentives … West German low employment patterns. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …