. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … time. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers …

In this paper, I examine how family related employment interruptions for women in the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany …: attitudes towards the employment of mothers, which were transferred through socialisation in childhood and adolescence, or … in East and West Germany are found to exist with respect to family related employment interruptions. These interruptions …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … West German low employment patterns. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers …

data on West Germany are used and we exploit the expansionary family policy during the late 1980s and 1990s for … identification. On the return to work after the birth, mothers' wages drop by 3 to 5.7 per cent per year of leave. We find negative …

Britain and West-Germany, this research also explores how extended leave entitlements for mothers influence the division of …This study investigates how the duration of the work interruption and the labor market status of mothers upon their … results suggest that mothers increase their housework hours with every additional month of employment interruption. Mothers …

-being of young mothers. The new subsidy was introduced in 2007, and replaced a former means-tested benefit (Erziehungsgeld … remarkable heterogeneities in the response to the reform. While subjective well-being ofWest German mothers increases, East … German mothers experience decreasing life satisfaction. …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of … suggest that the right to long and paid leaves gives mothers the opportunity to remain at home with the child at a lower cost …