In this paper, we examine the heterogeneous treatment effects of a universal child care (preschool) program in Germany … children with lower (observed and unobserved) gains are more likely to select into child care than children with higher gains …. This pattern of reverse selection on gains is driven by unobserved family background characteristics: children from …

In this paper, we examine the heterogeneous treatment effects of a universal child care (preschool) program in Germany … children with lower (observed and unobserved) gains are more likely to select into child care than children with higher gains …. This pattern of reverse selection on gains is driven by unobserved family background characteristics: children from …

Germany from 2007 to 2011 has improved the subjective wellbeing for mothers and fathers with a youngest child in this age … with larger day-care growth mothers and fathers expressed greater satisfaction with the available child care. In West … Germany, the daycare expansion was positively associated with an increase in maternal satisfaction with family life, health …

children's lives. Among mothers of six month old infants, maternal work hours are positively associated with depressive …, we estimate the effects of maternal employment on these outcomes measured when children are 6 months old. Next, we use … symptoms and self-reported parenting stress, and negatively associated with self-rated overall health among mothers. Compared …

children's lives. Among mothers of six month old infants, maternal work hours are positively associated with depressive …, we estimate the effects of maternal employment on these outcomes measured when children are 6 months old. Next, we use … symptoms and self-reported parenting stress, and negatively associated with self-rated overall health among mothers. Compared …