assigned high unemployment rates a dominant role for changes in fertility behavior. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we …When German reunification was accompanied by a rapid decline in aggregate fertility rates, researchers particularly … investigate changes in the timing of first birth in East Germany after reunification. Using data from the GSOEP, we show that even …

Vollzeiterwerbstätigkeit zurückkehren. In Ostdeutschland hingegen beobachten wir eine Substitution wegvon Vollzeit- hin zu mehr … differential effects in East and West Germany. Our results indicate that the new policy led to substantial changes in labor market … outcomes three to five years after childbirth: Likewise in the East and the West, well-educated (first-time) mothers tend to …

Vollzeiterwerbstätigkeit zurückkehren. In Ostdeutschland hingegen beobachten wir eine Substitution wegvon Vollzeit- hin zu mehr … differential effects in East and West Germany. Our results indicate that the new policy led to substantial changes in labor market … outcomes three to five years after childbirth: Likewise in the East and the West, well-educated (first-time) mothers tend to …

) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential … effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I refer to previous empirical studies that have examined these … have been able to identify causal effect, the evidence generally suggests positive fertility responses among high …

) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential … effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I refer to previous empirical studies that have examined these … have been able to identify causal effect, the evidence generally suggests positive fertility responses among high …

expose the main decision spheres (fertility, work division and use of income) with empirical evidence on conflicting intra …