not display any catch-up effects. I also find a substantial heterogeneity inWest and East Germany. Because the reform … use the unanticipated reform in 2007 to assess how a move from a means-tested to an earnings-related benefit affects … higher-order births. By using the German Mikrozensus 2010, I find that the reform significantly affected the timing of higher …

unanticipated reform of 2007 as a natural experiment to assess how an earnings-dependent parental leave benefit effects higher … 2010. I find that the reform reduced the probability of having a further child in the first three years after birth …

Mit dem im Zuge der Hartz IV-Reform 2005 eingeführten Kinderzuschlag sollte vermieden werden, dass Familien von ALG II …