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Women's fertility and employment decisions under two political systems : comparing East and West Germany before reunification
Bredtmann, Julia; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - 2009
Over the last decades fertility rates have decreased in most developed countries, while female labour force … participation has increased strongly over the same time period. To shed light on the relationship between women's fertility and … drawing conclusions about the relevance of institutional factors for fertility and employment decisions. Our results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901024
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Women’s Fertility and Employment Decisions Under Two Political Systems – Comparing East and West Germany Before Reunification
Bredtmann, Julia; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - 2009
Over the last decades fertility rates have decreased in most developed countries, while female labour force … participation has increased strongly over the same time period. To shed light on the relationship between women’s fertility and … drawing conclusions about the relevance of institutional factors for fertility and employment decisions. Our results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014201041
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The employment of mothers: Recent developments and their determinants in East and West Germany
Hanel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2010
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274751
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The employment of mothers : recent developments and their determinants in East and West Germany
Hanel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2010
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697044
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The employment of mothers : recent developments and their determinants in East and West Germany
Hanel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2011
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009308097
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The Employment of Mothers : Recent Developments and Their Determinants in East and West Germany
Broadway, Barbara - 2011
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123915
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The Employment of Mothers - Recent Developments and Their Determinants in East and West Germany
Broadway, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2021
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316151
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Women's Fertility and Employment Decisions under Two Political Systems - Comparing East and West Germany before Reunification
Bredtmann, Julia; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
Over the last decades fertility rates have decreased in most developed countries, while female labour force … participation has increased strongly over the same time period. To shed light on the relationship between women's fertility and … drawing conclusions about the relevance of institutional factors for fertility and employment decisions. Our results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509376
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From housewives to employees? : how mandatory kindergarten affects mothers' labour supply in Switzerland
Gangl, Selina; Huber, Martin - 2019
We analyse the effect of a mandatory kindergarten for four-year-old children on mothers' labour supply in Switzerland. Since education policy is regulated on a federal level, we exploit spatial variation as well as staggered implementation. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012314723
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From homemakers to breadwinners? : how mandatory kindergarten affects maternal labour market attachment
Gangl, Selina; Huber, Martin - 2021 - Revised version
We analyse the effect of a mandatory kindergarten for four-year-old children on maternal labour supply in Switzerland by using two quasi-experiments: Firstly, we use a large administrative dataset and apply a non-parametric Regression Discontinuity Design to evaluate the effect of the reform at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670737