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) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential …This paper reviews the research on the effects of the recent reform of the parental leave benefit system (Elterngeld … effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I refer to previous empirical studies that have examined these …
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studies the impact of the substantial change in Germany’s parental leave system on maternal employment. The aim of the reform …
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Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent - usually the mother - was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and...
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This paper constructs and estimates a dynamic discrete choice structural model of female employment and fertility … effects of cash benefits seem modest. Overall, parental leave policies have little effect on fertility. …
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This paper shows how family policies aimed at reconciling the pressures of family and work generate substantial variation in labour market outcomes across developed countries. We use a life-cycle model of female labour supply and savings behaviour, calibrated to the US economy, to assess the...
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The economic and psychological literatures have demonstrated that early investments (private and public) in children can significantly increase cognitive outcomes in the short and long term and contribute to success later in life. One of the most important of these inputs is maternal time....
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Autorinnen diskutieren, wie die politisch offerierten zusätzlichen Ressourcen (Eltern-)Zeit und (Eltern-)Geld in diesem …
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