Angesichts der hohen Kinderarmut in Deutschland sollte die neue Kindergrundsicherung rasch kommen. Doch die Gefahr ist groß, dass das Projekt aus Kostengründen scheitert. Vielen Kindern in Deutschland geht es nicht gut. Denn fast jedes fünfte Kind ist von Armut bedroht. Besonders diese Kinder leiden unter der hohen Inflation. Zudem gehören Kinder und Jugendliche zu den Hauptleidtragenden der Corona-Pandemie. ...
This study uses administrative data on the universe of students in tertiary education in Germany and shows that university enrollment depends negatively on the local unemployment rate at high school graduation. This finding contradicts common evidence on countercyclical US undergraduate enrollment. Students' financial dependency and loan aversion suggest reduced parental income as dominant...
Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women’s employment rates but to decrease their wages in case of extended leave duration. In view of these potential trade-offs, many countries are discussing the optimal design of parental leave policies. We analyze the impact of a major parental leave reform on mothers’ long-term earnings. The 2007 German parental leave reform replaced a means-tested ...
In this study, we argue that parents' class position may influence the type and timing of their offspring's investments in financial assets. These investments may facilitate net worth accumulation beyond direct transfers, contributing to the intergenerational reproduction of social positions. We test these expectations using retrospective life history and prospective panel data for 14 countries from ...
Die Frage, wie sich Frauen und Männer in Partnerschaften die unbezahlte Sorgearbeit aufteilen, entscheidet mit über die Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter. Eine große Rolle spielt in diesem Zusammenhang die Erwerbstätigkeit von Frauen. Vor diesem Hintergrund analysiert dieser Bericht mit einem Fokus auf Paare, die in den Jahren 2013 bis 2020 – meist 2015 und 2016 – nach Deutschland geflüchtet sind, ...
In contemporary households, women often shoulder most organisation and caregiving responsibilities leading them to play a crucial role in family dynamics. While previous research has established that public early childcare affects child outcomes and maternal employment, less attention has been given to its effects on maternal health despite its relevance within the household. This study investigates ...
Exploiting the age-at-enrollment policies in 16 German states as exogenous source of variation, I examine whether the schooling of the oldest child in a migrant household affects parents’ integration. My analysis links administrative records on primary school enrollment cutoff dates with micro data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP). Using a regression discontinuity design around the school ...