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 …

on employment, public spending on childcare and the cost, affordability and quality of childcare. The report also …

This paper analyzes whether there exists a causal relationship between parental employment and children's educational … on sibling differences and (ii) reverse causality by focusing on parents' employment when children are aged 0-3. We use … data from the German Socioeconomic Panel. Overall, we find little support that parental employment affects children …

accordance with employment policies. Although some women participate on an equal footing with men, the "dual earner, gender …

2020. We find that male-female gaps in the employment-to-population ratio and hours worked for women with school …

This study examines the initial impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on the employment and hours of unincorporated self …-employed workers using data from the Current Population Survey. Although the shutdowns decreased employment and hours for all groups … effects on employment and hours. …