, this paper analyzes the relation between preschool care and the well-being of children and adolescents in Germany. It also … children. Our findings, based on data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey of Children and Adolescents …, suggest that children who have experienced child care have a slightly lower well-being overall. For migrant children, however …

policies; and, at the micro level, whether the probability of returning to work and career prospects have increased for mothers …

policies; and, at the micro level, whether the probability of returning to work and career prospects have increased for mothers …

demonstrate that the biases stem from conventional event studies pooling together first-time mothers of all ages, without …-in-differences models. Applying it to administrative data from Germany, we demonstrate that considering heterogeneity by maternal age at … related gender gaps in Germany are even larger than previously thought. Moreover, we demonstrate that effects and their …

by their mothers) or in childcare. Most studies find positive effects of childcare on child outcomes for children from … preschool child. Yet, research is ongoing on what the long-term effects on children are of being looked after at home (primarily … disadvantaged backgrounds and moderate effects for children from more advantaged backgrounds. Policymakers need to improve …

welfare state arrangements for disadvantaged mothers with young children in Germany. …This paper presents the results of a randomized study of a home visiting program implemented in Germany for low …-income, first-time mothers. A major goal of the program is to improve the participants’ economic self-sufficiency and family …

-time mothers and their families implemented in three German federal states. I analysis the impact of the intervention on maternal … employment, school attendance, child care use, fertility, life-satisfaction and well-being. Biannual telephone interviews with … the participating mothers until the third birthday of the child give a rich data source to evaluate these outcomes. I find …