The employment of mothers: recent developments and their determinants in East and West Germany

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 th...

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Main Authors: Hanel, Barbara (Author), Riphahn, Regina T. 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Munich CESifo 2010
Series:CESifo working papers 3189 : Category 4, Labour markets
Online Access:Volltext
Summary: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.
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Physical Description:29 S. graph. Darst. 21 cm

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