This paper examines the impact of a change in the German child benefit system in 1996, which led to a large increase in lump sum transfers to families with children. We analyze the impact on the labor force participation of family members. Comparing behavioral changes of adults with children...

The introduction of the German parental leave benefit (Elterngeld) applied to all children born on January 1st, 2007 or later. The new Elterngeld considerably changed the amount of transfers to families during the first two years postpartum. We show that the incentives created by using a cut-off...

Mit der Arbeitslosen- und Sozialhilfe bestehen nebeneinander zwei unterschiedliche, bedürftigkeitsabhängige Sozialtransfersysteme. Wo liegen die Probleme bei den einzelnen Instrumenten? Wie sind die Vorschläge zur Reform und Integration beider Systeme zu beurteilen? Wie sollte ein politisch...