The Introduction of a Short-Term Earnings-Related Parental Leave Benefit System and Differential Employment Effects

Arbeitspapier

German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced the previous "Erziehungsgeld". The transfer programs differ in various dimensions. We study the effects on the labor supply of young mothers, by comparing behavior before and after the reform. We separately consider women of high and low incomes, which were treated differently under the old "Erziehungsgeld"-regime, and differentiate the periods before and after the expiration of transfer receipt. Our results mainly confirm expectations based on a labor supply framework.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 315

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
• Subject: Female labor supply ; fertility ; child subsidy ; parents money ; Elternzeit ; Familienleistungsausgleich ; Reform ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Weibliche Arbeitskräfte ; Arbeitsangebot ; Einkommen ; Beschäftigungseffekt ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bergemann, Annette ; Riphahn, Regina T.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/150860
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET