of preferred working hours. Semi-parametric difference-in-differences estimation based on survey data from the German … care can tap labor market potentials beyond those of currently underemployed mothers. Moreover, conditional effects show … that especially better educated and non-single mothers respond to the reform. …

studies the impact of the substantial change in Germany’s parental leave system on maternal employment. The aim of the reform … benefits to estimate the impact of the reform. I incorporated the mother’s decision to substitute her care time with the public … after the reform implementation. Only for high-income mothers, the reform produced a significant decrease in the employment …

in kindergarten in Germany, which was contingent on day-of-birth cut-off dates and resulted in a marked increase in …

Increasing mothers’ labor supply is a key policy challenge in many OECD countries. Germany recently introduced a … costs of childbearing, incentivizes working women to become mothers and return to the labor force rapidly. Using a sharp … patterns. First, medium-run effects on mothers’ employment probability are positive, significant and large, for some subgroups …

estimate the causal impact of subsidized childcare availability on Hungarian mothers' labor market participation around the 3rd …-in-differences approach using a comparison group of mothers with children aged 4-5 to control for seasonal effects (parent selection, child …

Increasing mothers' labor supply is a key policy challenge in many OECD countries. Germany recently introduced a … costs of childbearing, incentivizes working women to become mothers and return to the labor force rapidly. Using a sharp … patterns. First, medium-run effects on mothers' employment probability are positive, significant and large, for some subgroups …

in kindergarten in Germany, which was contingent on day-of-birth cut-off dates and resulted in a marked increase in …

options like Head Start might lead mothers to reallocate time between employment, child care, and other activities. Using the … Start increases short-run employment and wage earnings of single mothers. The increase in labor supply does not appear to …

Women's labor force participation has rapidly increased in most countries, but mothers still struggle to achieve a …

mothers' and fathers' labor supply. Fathers' leave-taking is highly selective and the identification of causal effects relies …