Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/46268 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3189
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences in the developments for high and low skilled females. We find substantial differences in the employment behavior of East and West German mothers. German family policy sets incentives particularly for low income mothers not to return to the labor market after birth. This seems to affect the development of East-West German employment differences as East German women with low earnings potentials appear to adopt West German low employment patterns over time.
Subjects: 
employment
mothers
parental leave
East Germany
child care
JEL: 
J21
J13
J18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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