We exploit the 1996 reform of the German child benefit program to identify the causal effect of heterogeneous child … benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by …-economic Panel (SOEP). The reform effects on low income couples are not statistically significant. We find some support for positive …

program in Germany. In 2007, a means-tested parental leave transfer program that had paid benefits for up to two years was … replaced by an earnings related transfer which paid benefits for up to one year. The reform generated winners and losers with … heterogeneous response incentives. We find that the reform speeds up the labor market return of both groups of mothers after benefit …

birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects. -- Female labor supply ; fertility …

We investigate the unemployment pathway to retirement in Germany and study the causal effects of two early retirement … reforms. Reform 1 (NRA) increased normal retirement age stepwise from 60 to 65. Simultaneously, it became possible to use … early retirement with benefit discounts. Reform 2 (ERA) increased the age of early retirement stepwise from 60 to 63. We …

differences for different types of vocational training, minor differences between East and West Germany and males and females, and …

We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on …

This study tests to what degree the incidence of payroll taxes in Germany is on employment and whether in consequence …