The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to gender equality, particularly affecting working parents due to disruptions in daycare and school operations. It also impacted labor market opportunities for both men and women. This study investigates shifts in gender role attitudes toward maternal employment in Germany during pandemic lockdowns and subsequent periods of eased restrictions, using ...
Parent-child mismatches in educational aspirations may negatively affect child development. We examine (1) the prevalence of mismatching aspirations across school grades 3–9 (ages 8–15), (2) their stability over time, and (3) whether mismatching aspirations converge to parents’ or to children’s aspirations. We use data from two German National Educational Panel Study cohorts (“kindergarten”: N=4,217, ...
Prior research has identified that school absences harm children’s academic achievement. However, this literature is focused on brief periods or single school years and does not consistently account for the dynamic nature of absences across multiple school years. This study examined dynamic trajectories of children’s authorised and unauthorised absences throughout their compulsory school career in ...
Angesichts demografiebedingt steigender Ausgaben in der Rentenversicherung wird verstärkt über Einsparpotenziale diskutiert. Dabei wird unter anderem vorgeschlagen, die vor zehn Jahren eingeführte Mütterrente wieder abzuschaffen. Allerdings hätte eine Streichung dieser Rentenzuschüsse für Frauen, die ihre Kinder vor 1992 geboren haben, erhebliche verteilungspolitische Auswirkungen. Berechnungen auf ...
Subjective well-being is essential for both quality of life and a healthy society. Studies have shown that satisfied people have better relationships, are more productive, and have a longer life expectancy. General life satisfaction is being discussed as an alternative measure of prosperity beyond GDP. Thus, findings on this topic are relevant for both the scientific community as well as policymakers. ...
Das subjektive Wohlbefinden ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Lebensqualität und Gesundheit einer Gesellschaft. Studien zeigen, dass zufriedenere Menschen bessere soziale Beziehungen führen, produktiver sind und eine längere Lebenserwartung haben. Infolge der Debatte über die Eignung des Bruttoinlandsprodukts als Wohlstandsmaß wird auch die Lebenszufriedenheit als Alternative beziehungsweise als ...
