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Das Themendossier "Gender und Arbeitsmarkt" bietet wissenschaftliche und politiknahe Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen und Männern, Müttern und Vätern, Berufsrückkehrenden, Betreuung/Pflege und Arbeitsteilung in der Familie, Work-Life-Management, Determinanten der Erwerbsbeteiligung, geschlechtsspezifische Lohnunterschiede, familien- und steuerpolitische Regelungen sowie Arbeitsmarktpolitik für Frauen und Männer.
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    Wiedereinstiegsrechner: Methodenbericht (2024)

    Calahorrano, Lena; Rachidi, Tobias; Krolpfeifer, Dara;

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    Calahorrano, Lena & Tobias Rachidi (2024): Wiedereinstiegsrechner. Methodenbericht. 24 S.

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    "Dieser Bericht fasst die vom Fraunhofer FIT verwendete Methodik zur Schätzung/Prognose von Bruttolöhnen in Abhängigkeit von Informationen zur Erwerbshistorie (Berufsabschluss, Berufserfahrung etc.) sowie zur gewünschten Arbeitsstelle (Beruf, Branche etc.) für den Wiedereinstiegsrechner zusammen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    How Work Hour Variability Matters for Work-to-Family Conflict (2024)

    Cho, Hyojin ; Lambert, Susan J. ; Ellis, Emily ; Henly, Julia R. ;

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    Cho, Hyojin, Susan J. Lambert, Emily Ellis & Julia R. Henly (2024): How Work Hour Variability Matters for Work-to-Family Conflict. In: Work, Employment and Society, Jg. 38, H. 6, S. 1611-1635. DOI:10.1177/09500170231218191

    Abstract

    "Variable work hours are an understudied source of work-to-family conflict (WFC). We examine the relationships between the magnitude and direction of work hour variability and WFC and whether work hour control and schedule predictability moderate these relationships. We estimate a series of linear regressions using the 2016 US General Social Survey, examining women and men workers separately and together. Findings indicate that as the magnitude of work hour variability increases, so does WFC, controlling for the usual number of hours worked. Work hour control helps to protect workers, especially women, from WFC when work hour variability is high and hours surge. Although schedule predictability tempers the relationship between work hour variability and WFC, its potency diminishes as variability increases. Our study emphasizes the potential benefit to workers and families of government policies and employer practices that promote work hour stability, schedule predictability, and equity in employee work hour control." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Labour market gender gaps and childcare policies in countries with different social investment strategies (2024)

    Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka ; Magda, Iga ; Kotowska, Irena E. ; Bolesta, Karolina ; Strzelecki, Paweł ; Smyk-Szymańska, Magdalena;

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    Chłoń-Domińczak, Agnieszka, Irena E. Kotowska, Iga Magda, Magdalena Smyk-Szymańska, Paweł Strzelecki & Karolina Bolesta (2024): Labour market gender gaps and childcare policies in countries with different social investment strategies. In: Social Policy and Administration, Jg. 58, H. 4, S. 583-604. DOI:10.1111/spol.13031

    Abstract

    "We study the role of formal and informal childcare within the ECEC policies for gender employment and pay gaps, considering the life course stages distinctive for childcare tasks. The ECEC policies are framed within the types of social investment strategies identified in the EU countries to picture developments in social investments after 2005. The aggregated EU-SILC data from 2005 to 2019 for 27 European countries have been used in the panel regression models to uncover how the caring arrangements influence labor market gendered outcomes of women at different ages (15–24, 25–49, 50–65). We find that better provision and use of early education and childcare not only contribute to early investment in human capital but it also facilitates mothers' employment and thus contributes to lowering gender employment and pay gaps. However, better coverage of care for children older than 3 years old results in negative employment effects for grandmothers. These effects vary also across countries, depending on their overall institutional setting depicted by the types of social investment strategies distinguished. Consequently, the ECEC agenda should be extended by addressing the employment of women at the pre-retirement age. It is crucial not only for reducing gender gap in employment and pay but also in the light of challenges generated by demographic developments —the labor force shrinking and the population ageing processes." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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    Fathers Taking Leave: Evaluating the Impact of Shared Parental Leave in the UK (2024)

    Clifton-Sprigg, Joanna; Jones, Melanie K.; Kaya, Ezgi ; Fichera, Eleonora;

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    Clifton-Sprigg, Joanna, Eleonora Fichera, Ezgi Kaya & Melanie K. Jones (2024): Fathers Taking Leave: Evaluating the Impact of Shared Parental Leave in the UK. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17076), Bonn, 18 S.

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    "We study the effect of the introduction in 2015 of UK Shared Parental Leave policy on the up-take and the length of leave taken by fathers. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study and Regression Discontinuity in Time, we show that the reform has not affected uptake or length of parental leave reinforcing questions as to its effectiveness." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Early Home Visiting Delivery Model and Maternal and Child Mental Health at Primary School Age (2024)

    Conti, Gabriella ; Sandner, Malte ; Kliem, Sören ;

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    Conti, Gabriella, Sören Kliem & Malte Sandner (2024): Early Home Visiting Delivery Model and Maternal and Child Mental Health at Primary School Age. In: AEA papers and proceedings, Jg. 114, S. 401-406., 2024-01-24. DOI:10.1257/pandp.20241087

    Abstract

    "We study the impacts of a prenatal and infancy home visiting program targeting disadvantaged families on mental health outcomes, assessed through diagnostic interviews. The program significantly reduced the prevalence of mental health conditions for both mothers and children, measured at primary-school age, and broke the intergenerational association of these conditions. The impacts are predominantly associated with a particular delivery model, wherein a single home visitor interacts with the family, as opposed to a model involving two home visitors." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Explaining the positive relationship between state-level paid family leave and mental health (2024)

    Coombs, Elizabeth; Ortiz, Natalie; Winston, Pamela; Lim, Amy ; Allison, Anna ; Perrotte, Brittany ; Theobald, Nick; Smith, Adrienne;

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    Coombs, Elizabeth, Nick Theobald, Anna Allison, Natalie Ortiz, Amy Lim, Brittany Perrotte, Adrienne Smith & Pamela Winston (2024): Explaining the positive relationship between state-level paid family leave and mental health. In: Community, work & family, Jg. 27, H. 3, S. 392-416. DOI:10.1080/13668803.2022.2140029

    Abstract

    "As of April 2021, nine states and the District of Columbia had enacted state-specific paid family leave (PFL) programs, offering partial wage replacement to parents after the birth of a child. The Biden Administration also proposed the development of a national solution through the American Families Plan. Despite these advances, concerns with workforce disruptions and economic costs have hindered wider adoption of PFL. While studies have documented the potential health benefits of PFL for women and babies, less is known about the mechanisms that lead to PFL potentially impacting women’s mental health. This mixed-methods study is based on focus groups with over 100 women in four states with operating programs and a secondary analysis of Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data. It presents evidence of how PFL may facilitate longer leave that possibly leads to improved mental health outcomes by providing more time at home. It also demonstrates that PFL may directly support mental health by providing women with increased financial security and work/life boundaries. Implications of PFL design features on access and shortcomings are also discussed. These results aim to inform national or additional state-level PFL programs that may benefit working women, their families, and their employers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    The positive relationship between female employment and fertility rates: The role of family benefits expenditure and gender-role ideologies (2024)

    Dinale, Daniel ;

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    Dinale, Daniel (2024): The positive relationship between female employment and fertility rates: The role of family benefits expenditure and gender-role ideologies. In: Journal of European Social Policy, Jg. 34, H. 4, S. 404-418. DOI:10.1177/09589287241252008

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    "This article interrogates the impacts of different types of family benefits expenditures on the positive relationship between female employment and fertility rates in developed welfare states. It does this by theorizing how these family benefits align with welfare state regimes’ preferences for different normative gender-role ideologies. Rather than treating family benefits as a monolith, this article investigates the impact of disaggregated expenditures in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) family policy database (1. services and in-kind benefits, 2. child-related cash benefits and 3. tax-based financial support for children) on both female employment and fertility rates. This is done using pooled time-series analysis covering the period 2000–9. The analysis yields evidence that expenditure most reflecting a ‘full egalitarian’ gender ideology including service and in-kind benefit provision has the most positive association with female employment and fertility due to an emphasis on defamiliarization. The picture for child-related cash benefits is mixed due to the presence of cash transfer provisions not employment-contingent captured in the indicator. In contrast, tax-based financial support for children harms female employment, reflecting a maternalistic ‘traditional’ ideological orientation, but is positive for fertility rates indicating a moderate pro-natal effect of tax-based financial support for children." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Changing Fertility and Heterogeneous Motherhood Effects: Revisiting the Effects of a Parental Benefits Reform (2024)

    Fitzenberger, Bernd ; Seidlitz, Arnim ;

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    Fitzenberger, Bernd & Arnim Seidlitz (2024): Changing Fertility and Heterogeneous Motherhood Effects: Revisiting the Effects of a Parental Benefits Reform. (IAB-Discussion Paper 08/2024), Nürnberg, 58 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.DP.2408

    Abstract

    "Mit einem semiparametrischen „Event-Study-Ansatz“ unter Verwendung einer Kontrollgruppe schätzen wir den Effekt der Geburt des ersten Kindes auf Verdienste und Erwerbsbeteiligung der Mütter, die sogenannte „child penalty“. Wir behandeln Mutterschaft als ein „zeitlich gestaffeltes Treatment“. Außerdem untersuchen wir den Effekt des 2007 eingeführten Elterngeldes auf die „child penalty“ - unter Berücksichtigung der Fertilitätseffekte. Ein großer neuer Datensatz, der Daten aus zwei administrativen Quellen miteinander verknüpft, enthält Informationen über alle Geburten. Die Reform hat geringe positive mittelfristige Auswirkungen auf den Beschäftigungsverlauf. Sie verändert die Selektion in die Fertilität und es zeigen sich gruppenspezifische Effektunterschiede. Jedoch hat die Reform die durchschnittliche „child penalty“ kaum verringert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Changing Fertility and Heterogeneous Motherhood Effects: Revisiting the Effects of a Parental Benefits Reform (2024)

    Fitzenberger, Bernd ; Seidlitz, Arnim ;

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    Fitzenberger, Bernd & Arnim Seidlitz (2024): Changing Fertility and Heterogeneous Motherhood Effects: Revisiting the Effects of a Parental Benefits Reform. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16966), Bonn, 54 S.

    Abstract

    "Using a semiparametric event study approach with a control group, we estimate the effect of motherhood on labor market outcomes in Germany, the child penalty. We further investigate how the 2007 parental benefits reform changed the child penalty while accounting for fertility effects. A large novel data set linking data from two administrative sources provides information on all births. Our estimation approach accounts for motherhood being a staggered treatment. The reform has small positive medium-run effects employment outcomes. It changes the selection into fertility and shows heterogeneous effects. However, the reform did little to reduce the average child penalty." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Aufteilung von Erwerbs- und Sorgearbeit bei Eltern: Wunsch und Wirklichkeit liegen teils weit auseinander (2024)

    Gambaro, Ludovica ; Gehlen, Annica; Spieß, C. Katharina ; Ziege, Elena ; Wrohlich, Katharina ;

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    Gambaro, Ludovica, Annica Gehlen, C. Katharina Spieß, Katharina Wrohlich & Elena Ziege (2024): Aufteilung von Erwerbs- und Sorgearbeit bei Eltern: Wunsch und Wirklichkeit liegen teils weit auseinander. In: DIW-Wochenbericht, Jg. 91, H. 29, S. 459-466. DOI:10.18723/diw_wb:2024-29-1

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    "Mütter und Väter teilen sich die Erwerbs- und Sorgearbeit in Deutschland im Durchschnitt sehr ungleich auf. Frauen gehen oftmals nur in Teilzeit einer Erwerbstätigkeit nach – weitere geschlechtsspezifische Ungleichheiten auf dem Arbeitsmarkt sind die Folge. Aktuelle Auswertungen von Daten des familiendemografischen Panels FReDA zeigen, dass die Vorstellungen über die ideale Aufteilung der Erwerbsarbeit bei Paaren mit Kindern unter zwölf Jahren in der Bevölkerung deutlich egalitärer sind als die gelebte Wirklichkeit der Paare mit Kindern in der entsprechenden Altersgruppe. Einer der strukturellen Gründe für diese Diskrepanz sind die finanziellen Anreize des deutschen Steuer- und Transfersystems, die sich für verheiratete Paare insbesondere aus dem Zusammenspiel von Ehegattensplitting und steuerlicher Behandlung von Minijobs ergeben. Hinzu kommen eine unzureichende Kinderbetreuungsinfrastruktur und der nach wie vor sehr hohe Gender Pay Gap in Deutschland. Will die Politik geschlechtsspezifische Ungleichheiten auf dem Arbeitsmarkt abbauen, sollten das Steuer- und Transfersystem modernisiert und Kita-Angebote weiter ausgebaut werden, um eine gleichmäßigere Aufteilung der Erwerbs- und Sorgearbeit attraktiver zu machen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Ohne Inflationsausgleich ändert das Elterngeld seinen Charakter (2024)

    Geis-Thöne, Wido;

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    Geis-Thöne, Wido (2024): Ohne Inflationsausgleich ändert das Elterngeld seinen Charakter. (IW-Kurzberichte / Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Köln 2024,96), Köln, 3 S.

    Abstract

    "Seit seiner Einführung im Jahr 2007 ist nie eine Anpassung der Mindest- und Höchstsätze für das Elterngeld erfolgt. So ist die Kaufkraft des Elterngeldes für Eltern mit höheren und niedrigem Einkommen bis zum Jahr 2023 um rund 38 Prozent gesunken und diese Entwicklung setzt sich ohne Inflationsausgleich weiter fort." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Hours of work and the long-run effects of in-work transfers (2024)

    Goll, David; Joyce, Robert ; Waters, Tom ;

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    Goll, David, Robert Joyce & Tom Waters (2024): Hours of work and the long-run effects of in-work transfers. In: Economica, Jg. 91, H. 364, S. 1222-1254. DOI:10.1111/ecca.12548

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    "Policymakers have increasingly turned to ‘in-work transfers’ to boost incomes among poorer workers and strengthen work incentives. One attraction of these is that labour supply elasticities are typically greatest at the extensive margin. Because in-work transfers are normally subject to earnings-related phase-outs, they tend to most strongly incentivize part-time work, weakening incentives to increase hours beyond that. But if part-time work generates relatively little in the way of human capital and career progression, then policy design should factor in the longer-term consequences of labour supply choices along the intensive margin. To that end, we use a dynamic model of female labour supply with endogenous human capital accumulation, and study actual and hypothetical welfare reforms in the UK. We show that for a given expansion in the government budget, those reforms that incentivize full-time work can do considerably more to increase incomes, including among poorer households, and to raise welfare. Our results suggest that in-work transfers could be refined by paying greater attention to the intensive margin effects through the design of their phase-outs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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    The Gender Division of Work across Countries (2024)

    Gottlieb, Charles ; Poschke, Markus; Gollin, Douglas; Doss, Cheryl;

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    Gottlieb, Charles, Cheryl Doss, Douglas Gollin & Markus Poschke (2024): The Gender Division of Work across Countries. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16896), Bonn, 64 S.

    Abstract

    "Across countries, women and men allocate time differently between market work, domestic services, and care work. In this paper, we document the gender division of work, drawing on a new harmonized data set that provides us with high-quality time use data for 50 countries spanning the global income distribution. A striking feature of the data is the wide dispersion across countries at similar income levels. We use these data to motivate a macroeconomic model of household time use in which country-level allocations are shaped by wages and a set of "wedges" that resemble productivity, preferences, and disutilities. Taking the model to country-level observations, we find that a wedge related to the disutility of market work for women plays a crucial role in generating the observed dispersion of outcomes, particularly for middle-income countries. Variation in the division of non-market work is principally shaped by a wedge indicating greater disutility for men, which is especially large in some low- and middle-income countries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Labor Market Institutions and Fertility (2024)

    Guner, Nezih ; Sánchez-Marcos, Virginia; Kaya, Ezgi ;

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    Guner, Nezih, Ezgi Kaya & Virginia Sánchez-Marcos (2024): Labor Market Institutions and Fertility. (HCEO working paper / Human capital and economic opportunity global working group 2024,006), Chicago, Ill., 74 S.

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    "Among high-income countries, fertility rates differ significantly, with some experiencing total fertility rates as low as 1 to 1.3 children per woman. However, the reasons behind low fertility rates are not well understood. We show that uncertainty created by dual labor markets, the coexistence of temporary and open-ended contracts, and the inflexibility of work schedules are crucial to understanding low fertility. Using rich administrative data from the Spanish Social Security records, we document that temporary contracts are associated with a lower probability of first birth. With Time Use data, we also show that women with children are less likely to work in jobs with split-shift schedules. Such jobs have a long break in the middle of the day, and present a concrete example of inflexible work arrangements and fixed time cost of work. We then build a life-cycle model in which married women decide whether to work, how many children to have, and when to have them. Reforms that eliminate duality or split-shift schedules increase women's labor force participation and reduce the employment gap between mothers and non-mothers. They also increase fertility for women who are employed. Reforming these labor market institutions and providing childcare subsidies would increase the completed fertility of married women to 1.8 children." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Closing the Gender Gap: Promoting Labour Market Participation (2024)

    Harris, Jorgen M.; Patacchini, Eleonora ;

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    Harris, Jorgen M. & Eleonora Patacchini (2024): Closing the Gender Gap: Promoting Labour Market Participation. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17219), Bonn, 38 S.

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    "In many countries, a significant share of the gender earnings gap stems not only from firm’s practices, or self-selection into lower productivity jobs, but also from a lower participation among women. Inactivity around the age of motherhood is frequent including in the most advanced countries, and can have lasting consequences on the chances to return to the labor market, as well as future earnings and promotions. In this paper, we discuss the major barriers reducing women’s labor force participation and examine the effects of several policies aimed at overcoming those barriers: parental leave, reserved paternal leave, statefunded childcare for young children, extended school hours, and individual taxation. For each, we provide a brief discussion of policy design and effectiveness." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)

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    Gleichstellung am Arbeitsmarkt?: Aktuelle Herausforderungen und Potenziale von Frauenerwerbstätigkeit in Deutschland (2024)

    Hermann, Michaela; Kunze, Luisa; Böker, Charlotte;

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    Hermann, Michaela & Luisa Kunze (2024): Gleichstellung am Arbeitsmarkt? Aktuelle Herausforderungen und Potenziale von Frauenerwerbstätigkeit in Deutschland. (Factsheet / Bertelsmann Stiftung), Gütersloh, 14 S. DOI:10.11586/2023085

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    "Die Erwerbstätigenquote von Frauen in Deutschland ist mit knapp 78 Prozent im europäischen Vergleich eine der höchsten. Da jedoch fast die Hälfte aller 20- bis 64-jährigen Frauen (48 Prozent) in Teilzeit arbeitet, ist ihre tatsächliche Erwerbsstundenzahl vergleichsweise gering. Dabei sind Frauen häufig hochqualifiziert und würden auch gerne mehr arbeiten – wenn die Rahmenbedingungen dafür besser wären. Angesichts dieses ungenutzten Potenzials ist es sowohl aus gleichstellungspolitischer als auch wirtschaftlicher Perspektive von höchster Relevanz, die Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen zu erhöhen. Gerade in Zeiten eines beschleunigten Strukturwandels sowie zunehmenden Fachkräftemangels braucht es differenzierte Maßnahmen, um die Frauenerwerbstätigkeit zu stärken. Eine höhere Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen kann nicht nur helfen, Diskriminierung am Arbeitsmarkt zu mindern, sondern trägt auch zur Fachkräftesicherung und zu wirtschaftlichem Wohlstand bei. Gleichzeitig können sich Frauen beruflich freier und umfassender entwickeln, sind finanziell unabhängiger und beugen mit einem existenzsichernden Erwerbseinkommen der Armut im Alter vor." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Early child care, maternal labor supply, and gender equality: A randomized controlled trial (2024)

    Hermes, Henning ; Lergetporer, Philipp ; Wiederhold, Simon ; Peter, Frauke ; Krauß, Marina;

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    Hermes, Henning, Marina Krauß, Philipp Lergetporer, Frauke Peter & Simon Wiederhold (2024): Early child care, maternal labor supply, and gender equality: A randomized controlled trial. (IWH-Diskussionspapiere / Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle 2024,14), Halle, 64 S.

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    "We provide experimental evidence that enabling access to universal early child care increases maternal labor supply and promotes gender equality among families with lower socioeconomic status (SES). Our intervention offers information and customized help with child care applications, leading to a boost in child care enrollment among lower-SES families. 18 months after the intervention, we find substantial increases in maternal full-time employment (+160%), maternal earnings (+22%), and household income (+10%). Intriguingly, the positive employment effects are not only driven by extended hours at child care centers, but also by an increase in care hours by fathers. Gender equality also benefits more broadly from better access to child care: The treatment improves a gender equality index that combines information on intra-household division of working hours, care hours, and earnings by 40% of a standard deviation, with significant increases in each dimension. For higher-SES families, we consistently observe negligible, insignificant treatment effects." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Caring Dads? Universal Childcare, Paternity Leave and Fathers' Involvement (2024)

    Huebener, Mathias ; Schmitz, Sophia ; Mahlbacher, Malin K.;

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    Huebener, Mathias, Malin K. Mahlbacher & Sophia Schmitz (2024): Caring Dads? Universal Childcare, Paternity Leave and Fathers' Involvement. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17422), Bonn, 52 S.

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    "Increasing fathers' involvement in childcare is seen as an important strategy to reduce women's child penalties in the labor market. However, very little is known about the extent to which family policies can enhance fathers' engagement in domestic work. This paper examines the impact of the combined availability of universal childcare and paternity leave on fathers' involvement. We exploit quasi-experimental variation in the regional availability of childcare for children under three, resulting from the introduction of a universal childcare entitlement in Germany. We estimate generalised difference-in-differences models and confirm that children enter childcare significantly earlier. Fathers become more likely to take paternity leave with the expectation of mothers entering the labor market sooner. Yet, this leave is mainly taken for the minimum period, together with the mother, and towards the end of the first year. Fathers' subsequent roles as caregivers, as well as their labor market outcomes, remain largely unaffected. Overall, increased childcare availability primarily substitutes maternal care; significant family policy efforts could not immediately alter fathers' caregiving responsibilities within the family." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Längere Elternzeiten haben langfristig keine negativen Auswirkungen auf die Betriebe (2024)

    Huebener, Mathias ; Jessen, Jonas ; Oberfichtner, Michael ; Kühnle, Daniel ;

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    Huebener, Mathias, Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kühnle & Michael Oberfichtner (2024): Längere Elternzeiten haben langfristig keine negativen Auswirkungen auf die Betriebe. In: IAB-Forum H. 18.07.2024. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20240718.01

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    "Die Einführung des Elterngeldes im Jahr 2007 führte bei vielen Müttern zu längeren Auszeiten. In den betroffenen Betrieben entstanden dadurch größere Beschäftigungslücken, die sie nur teilweise ausgeglichen haben. Auf längere Sicht sind jedoch keine nachteiligen Folgen auf die Beschäftigung, die Lohnsumme oder gar den Fortbestand der betroffenen Betriebe festzustellen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Working from home leads to more family-oriented men (2024)

    Inoue, Chihiro ; Ishihata, Yusuke; Yamaguchi, Shintaro ;

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    Inoue, Chihiro, Yusuke Ishihata & Shintaro Yamaguchi (2024): Working from home leads to more family-oriented men. In: Review of Economics of the Household, Jg. 22, H. 2, S. 783-829. DOI:10.1007/s11150-023-09682-6

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    "We examine how working from home (WFH) affects men’s participation in childcare and housework and their attitudes toward family. Because WFH is an endogenous decision, we apply a first-difference instrumental variable estimator, taking the degree to which one can work from home, measured at the individual level, as the instrument. We find that WFH increases the time that men spend on household chores and with family, and the fraction of men who consider life more important than work. Although WFH decreases their commuting time, we find no evidence that it reduces working hours or self-perceived productivity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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