In the last decade, the call for improved estimates of lesbians, gay men and bisexual (LGB) populations has grown steadily. This is related to the increasing visibility of same-sex unions and the rapidly evolving changes in the legal and normative institutional frameworks regarding same-sex relationships in Western countries. The aim of this article is to present the sampling strategy and discuss the ...
This paper provides evidence that low private contributions to highly subsidised day care constrain mothers from working longer hours. We study the effects of a reform that abolished day care fees in Germany on parental labour supply. The reform removed private contributions to highly subsidised day care in the year before children enter primary school. We exploit the staggered reform across states ...
This paper evaluates how a light-touch parenting program for parents of children below school entry age affects maternal well-being. We first analyze data from a randomized controlled trial focusing on more advantaged parents. Second, we use a sample of mothers from deprived neighborhoods, for which we generate a control group using additional data. Overall, results show a relatively large positive ...
Objective: Although losing one’s spouse is one of the worst experiences that can occur in life, it has not been resolved yet how this experience relates to personality development. Method: In the German Socio-Economic Panel study (SOEP), information on the death of a spouse was assessed yearly from 1985 to 2017 and personality was measured repeatedly in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 with the BFI-S. We ...
Die Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen ist in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten deutlich gestiegen. Immer mehr von ihnen arbeiten jedoch in Teilzeit: In Westdeutschland waren es 2017 gut 38 Prozent, in Ostdeutschland etwa 27 Prozent – deutlich mehr als noch Mitte der 1990er Jahre. Gleichzeitig ist die durchschnittliche Stundenlohnlücke zwischen Vollzeit- und Teilzeitjobs, der Part-time Wage Gap, erheblich größer ...
Der Besuch einer Kindertageseinrichtung ist nicht nur für Kinder aus nach Deutschland geflüchteten Familien relevant, sondern auch für deren Eltern, insbesondere für Mütter: Sie integrieren sich eher in die deutsche Gesellschaft, wenn ihr Kind eine Kita besucht. Ihre Sprachkenntnisse sind besser, die Arbeitsmarktorientierung höher und sie vermissen ihr Herkunftsland weniger. Wie dieser Bericht auf ...
