We exploit local and temporal variation in the availability of public childcare for children under the age of three that induces exogenous variation in childcare attendance. We find a weak, positive average treatment effect (ATE) on maternal labor supply. The estimation of the average treatment...

In many countries, training subsidies and levy schemes are used to tackle the problem that company‐based provision of apprenticeship training is low. In this paper, we consider the introduction of a levy scheme in the care sector and estimate the causal effect exerted by substantial...

We use quasi‐experimental expansion of publicly funded childcare slots for children under the age of three from Germany and exploit regional variations of this large‐scale expansion to account for endogenous and selective fertility decisions. To account for left and right censoring, we...

The question to what extent ethnic networks affect occupational mismatch has so far been overlooked. This paper exploits supraregional variation in ethnic composition in Germany and shows that a one standard deviation increase in the share of the own ethnic group per zip code significantly...

This paper uses information on the legal status upon arrival to study long-term labor market effects, whereas selection and potential outmigration are taken into account by a large set of methods. I find that immigrants arrived with a job commitment in Germany achieve a longterm income advantage...

We estimate the effect of language training on subsequent employment and wages of immigrants under essential heterogeneity. The identifying variation is based on regional differences in language training availability that we use to instrument endogenous participation. Estimating marginal...

We estimate the effect of language training on subsequent employment and wages of immigrants under essential heterogeneity. The identifying variation is based on regional differences in language training availability that we use to instrument endogenous participation. Estimating marginal...

This paper studies the determinants of return migration by applying the Cox hazard model to longitudinal micro data from 1996 to 2012, including immigrants of a wide range of nationalities. The empirical results reveal the validity of the life cycle model of Migration Economics and a strong...

Die Probleme der Betriebe, junge Menschen für eine Ausbildung zu gewinnen, sind in denvergangenen Jahren erheblich gestiegen. Um dem entgegenzusteuern, werden derzeitunterschiedliche Maßnahmen in Politik und Wissenschaft diskutiert. Die Ausbildungsgarantiezielt insbesondere auf Personen ohne...

Die vorliegende Stellungnahme bezieht sich auf die öffentliche Anhörung im Ausschuss für Arbeit und Soziales des Deutschen Bundestags am 3.6.2019 zum Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung zur Förderung der Ausbildung und Beschäftigung von Ausländerinnen und Ausländern. Mit dem Ziel der...