The Introduction of a Short-Term Earnings-Related Parental Leave Benefit System and Differential Effects on Employment Intentions

Annette Bergemann; Regina T. Riphahn

doi:10.3790/schm.131.2.315

The Introduction of a Short-Term Earnings-Related Parental Leave Benefit System and Differential Effects on Employment Intentions

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German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced "Erziehungsgeld." The two programs differ in various respects. We studied the intended effects on the labor supply of young mothers by comparing these women's employment intentions before and after the reform. We conducted separate investigations of high- and low-income women, who were treated differently under the old "Erziehungsgeld" regime, and we distinguished between the period of benefit receipt and the period after the benefits ran out. Our results mainly confirm expectations based on a labor supply model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-325
Number of pages	11
Journal	Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift fur Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften/Journal of Applied Social Science Studies
Volume	131
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.131.2.315
Publication status	Published - 1-Jan-2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions

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The Introduction of a Short-Term Earnings-Related Parental Leave Benefit System and Differential Effects on Employment Intentions. / Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T.
In: Schmollers Jahrbuch: Zeitschrift fur Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften/Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, Vol. 131, No. 2, 01.01.2011, p. 315-325.

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