In recent years, child care subsidies have become an integral part of federal and state efforts to move economically disadvantaged parents from welfare to work. Although previous empirical studies consistently show that these employment-related subsidies raise work levels among this group,...

In Thüringen soll es bis 2020 zu einem Bevölkerungsrückgang von -10,5% kommen. Die einzelnen Regionen Thüringens werden dabei ganz unterschiedlich vom Rückgang betroffen sein. Aufgrund dieses Bevölkerungsrückgangs sowie der Alterung der Bevölkerung verändert sich der...

Theory and evidence point towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children. At the same time, disadvantaged families often sort out of existing programs. To counter differences in learning outcomes between children from different socioeconomic...