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Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time
Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2009
We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600805
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The Introduction of a Short-Term Earnings-Related Parental Leave Benefit System and Differential Employment Effects
Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2010
German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced the previous "Erziehungsgeld". The transfer programs differ in various dimensions. We study the effects on the labor supply of young mothers, by comparing behavior before and after the reform. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600957
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Fertility effects of child benefits
Riphahn, Regina T.; Wiynck, Frederik - 2017
benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by … household income and the number of children. We use these heterogeneities to identify their causal effects on fertility in a … fertility effects for higher as opposed to lower income couples deciding on a second birth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011622578
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The Introduction of a Short-Term Earnings-Related Parental Leave Benefit System and Differential Employment Effects
Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010
German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced the previous "Erziehungsgeld". The transfer programs differ in various dimensions. We study the effects on the labor supply of young mothers, by comparing behavior before and after the reform. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534131
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Female Labor Supply and Parental Leave Benefits: The Causal Effect of Paying Higher Transfers for a Shorter Period of Time
Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017401
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Early skill formation and the efficiency of parental investment : a randomized controlled trial of home visiting
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 45 (2017), pp. 40-58
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011951425
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Maternal employment effects of paid parental leave
Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2017
We study the short, medium, and longer run employment effects of a substantial change in the parental leave benefit 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011622582
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Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes - in East and West Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2015
We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213877
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The East German Wage Structure after Transition
Orlowski, Robert; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2008
We extend the literature on transition economies' wage structures by investigating the returns to tenure and experience. This study applies recent panel data and estimation approaches that control for hitherto neglected biases. We compare the life cycle structure in East and West German wages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600792
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Apprenticeship, vocational training and early labor market outcomes: In East and West Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - 2015
We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504530