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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. - CESifo - 2009

We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten …

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The Employment of Mothers - Recent Developments and their Determinants in East and West Germany

Hanel, Barbara; Riphahn, Regina T. - CESifo - 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...

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Teenage Pregnancies and Births in Germany: Patterns and Developments

Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Riphahn, Regina T. - CESifo - 2014

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports countercyclical teenage fertility. …

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Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes - in East and West Germany

Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - CESifo - 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...

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The East German Wage Structure after Transition

Orlowski, Robert; Riphahn, Regina T. - CESifo - 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...

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Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility

Bauer, Philipp C.; Riphahn, Regina T. - CESifo - 2009

We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school. Early age at school entry significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of children of better educated parents.

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