The positive effects of Early Childhood Programs (ECP's) on children's school success have been demonstrated in the literature. However, most studies were completed in the U.S.A., where ECP's vary widely, based on differing auspice, regulation, cost, and other factors. In European countries, ECP's are generally far more homogenous. This is particularly true for Germany where most programs are community-based ...
In:
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
18 (2003), 2, S. 255-270
| Gert G. Wagner, C. Katharina Spieß, Felix Büchel
Zuwanderer und ihre Kinder leiden zum Teil erheblich unter Eingliederungsschwierigkeiten, die sich besonders bei den Jüngeren in erhöhtem Arbeitslosigkeitsrisiko und geringer Schulbildung spiegeln. Auf Basis von Assimilationseffekten wäre zu erwarten, dass Sprach- und Integrationsprobleme der Zuwanderer im Zeitablauf abnehmen, wenn sich die Familien in die deutsche Gesellschaft integrieren. Die Evidenz, ...
Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the vulnerable position of Germany's children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as improvements in day care provision for children. With respect to selected non-monetary as well as monetary indicators our empirical analyses show significant ...
Bonn:
IZA,
2001,
28 S.
(Discussion Paper Series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 301)
| Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner
Are immigrants on welfare because they are more likely to be eligible or because they are more likely to claim benefits for which they are eligible? The answer is politically important, but because most current research on immigration and welfare is based on data from the United States, the answer is difficult due to the complexities of the transfer system which make eligibility determinations difficult. ...
In:
International Migration Review
35 (2001), 135, S. 726-748
| Edward Castronova, Hilke Kayser, Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner
In:
Koen Vleminckx, Timothy M. Smeeding (Eds.) ,
Child Well-Being, Child Poverty and Child Policy in Modern Nations
Bristol : Policy Press
S. 275-298
| Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner
In:
Winfried Schmähl (Hrsg.) ,
Wechselwirkungen zwischen Arbeitsmarkt und sozialer Sicherung
Berlin : Duncker & Humblot
S. 103-128
Schriften des Vereins für Socialpolitik : N.F. ; 285
| Felix Büchel, Joachim R. Frick
In:
Edda Currle, Tanja Wunderlich (Hrsg.) ,
Deutschland - ein Einwanderungsland?
Stuttgart : Lucius und Lucius
S. 299-325
| Joachim R. Frick, Gert G. Wagner