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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany
Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
Based on a 1% sample of the German population, we study how fertility rates in the country of origin-a proxy for … cultural imprint-influence the fertility outcomes of first- and second-generation female immigrants. We use both total … fertility rates in the year of migration and a new measure of completed cohort fertility rates in the countries of origin as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957659
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Completed fertility effects of family policy measures: Evidence from a life-cycle model
Abiry, Raphael; Reuss, Karsten; Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
We estimate a structural life-cycle model of fertility and female labour supply and use it to evaluate the effects of a … childcare are found to have substantial fertility effects. Without these measures, completed fertility is estimated to be lower … a negligible effect on fertility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957675
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Short-run fertility effects of parental leave benefits: Evidence from a structural model
Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
Based on a structural model of fertility and female labour force supply with unobserved heterogeneity and state … generous earnings-related transfer. The model predicts a short-term fertility effect of about 4%, which is consistent with … recent quasi-experimental evidence. The fertility effect is strongest for first births and increases with income. We use the …
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Asymmetries and interdependencies in time use between Italian parents
Mancini, Anna Laura; Pasqua, Silvia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
employment rate and a continuous decline in total fertility rate. We focus especially on how parents' time with their children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869232
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Human capital investment strategies in Europe
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reuß, Karsten - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
The paper analyses alternative investment policies and their consequences for the evolution of human capital in Europe based on a model of age dependent skill formation where the life span depends on investments during childhood. What makes the approach special is the analysis of the returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024656
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Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei bedarfsgerechtem Ausbau frühkindlicher Kindertagesbetreuung: Eine Mikrosimulationsstudie
Beninger, Denis; Bonin, Holger; Horstschräer, Julia; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
Der Beitrag evaluiert die Wirkungen eines Betreuungsgeldes bei gleichzeitigem Ausbau der öffentlich geförderten Tagesbetreuung für Kinder im Alter von 13 bis 36 Monaten. Wir schätzen mit SOEP-Daten und unter Berücksichtigung partiell beobachtbarer Rationierungen im Betreuungsbereich ein...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646446
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Consequences of mixed provision of child care: An overview on the German market
Muehler, Grit - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
Universal child care that is available, affordable and of good quality is regarded as a key instrument of a country's social and labor market policy. As full public involvement in the provision of child care is costly, licensing non-public providers can enlarges parental choice and relieve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646448
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Pollution exposure and infant health: Evidence from Germany
Coneus, Katja; Spieß, Christa Katharina - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three years in Germany. We use representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), combined with five air pollution levels. These data come from the Federal Environment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756439
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The sorting of female careers after first birth: A competing risks analysis of maternity leave duration
Arntz, Melanie; Dlugosz, Stephan; Wilke, Ralf A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
A number of contributions have found evidence for motherhood being a critical life event for women's employment careers. This study presents a detailed model for the du- ration of maternity leave in which young mothers can make a transition into a number of states related to employment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011122575
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Return-to-job during and after maternity leave
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Steffes, Susanne; Strittmatter, Anthony - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper studies the return-to-job of female employees after first birth based on exceptional longitudinal data from personnel records of a large German company. Given a very long maternity leave coverage, we investigate to what extent data available to management allow to predict the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008794608