We examine the effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent
children in Germany. We specifically focus on the role of day care center and school closures, …

This paper presents evidence of causal effects of parental education on children’s health
behaviors and long-term health. I study intergenerational effects of a compulsory schooling …

Do increased instruction hours improve the performance of all students? Using PISA scores
of students in ninth grade, we analyse the effect of a German education reform that …

Is it possible to compress instruction time into fewer school years without lowering education
levels? A fundamental reform in Germany reduced the length of academic track schooling …

This paper examines the effects of substantial changes in paid parental leave on child
development and socio-economic development gaps. We analyse a German reform that replaced …

This paper provides evidence that low private contributions to highly subsidised day care
constrain mothers from working longer hours. We study the effects of reforms that abolished …

This study analyses the relationship between life expectancy and parental education. Based
on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and survival analysis models, we …

Policy-makers face a trade-off between the provision of higher levels of schooling and earlier
labour market entries. A fundamental education reform in Germany tackles this trade-off by …

Motherhood and parental leave interrupt employment relationships, likely imposing costs on
firms. We document that mothers who are difficult to replace internally take shorter leave …

This paper studies the effects of Covid-19 related daycare and school closures on gender
role attitudes toward maternal employment in Germany. We compare women and men with …