Gegenstand der Studie sind die Auswirkungen einer Einführung des von der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion vorgeschlagenen "Familiengeldes" auf öffentliche Finanzen, Arbeitsmarkt und die wirtschaftliche Situation von Familien mit Kindern im Vorschulalter, die als Adressaten des Familiengeldes...

The institution of marriage has served to funnel economic resources from fathers to children. Its continued decline in the countries of the developed world threatens the adequacy of the economic support of human reproduction, now increasingly provided by women. Its decline is also probably...

While the immigration policy in the United States is mainly oriented to family reunification, in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. it is a points-based immigration system which main objective is to attract high skilled immigrants. This paper compares both immigration policies through the...