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BiB.Working Paper make results and findings available to the scientific public as soon as possible. The series contains articles from the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) and papers which have been issued in cooperation with other research institutes as well as external researchers.

The series is subject to a limited internal review process. Thus, the contents do not necessarily represent the position of the BiB, but rather the opinions of the authors. The working papers are written in English or German and are published only electronically at irregular intervals.

Published by: Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)
Editor depending on topic: Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard, Dr. Sebastian Klüsener, Prof. Dr. Katharina Spieß
ISSN: 2196-9574

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8/2024Unlocking potential: Childcare services and refugees’ integration, employment and well-being

Gambaro, Ludovica; Huebener, Mathias; Schmitz, Sophia; Spiess, C. Katharina

Our findings emphasize the importance of providing childcare services to refugee mothers to facilitate their integration. more: Unlocking potential: Childcare services and refugees’ integration, employment and well-being …

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7/2024Passport to progress: The effects of birthright citizenship on siblings’ education

Ziege, Elena

To provide a more thorough account of the total benefits of citizenship, the study examines not only the direct effects on immigrant children but also spillover effects on their older siblings. more: Passport to progress: The effects of birthright citizenship on siblings’ education …

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6/2024Well-being throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Gendered effects of daycare and school closures

Huebener, Mathias; Waights, Sevrin; Spiess, C. Katharina

We examine the evolution of parental well-being over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and relate changes to the severity of restrictions on school and daycare facilities. more: Well-being throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Gendered effects of daycare and school closures …

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5/2024Parental leave, worker substitutability, and firms’ employment

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

Based on linked employer-employee data from Germany, we examine how parental leave absences affect small- and medium-sized firms. more: Parental leave, worker substitutability, and firms’ employment …

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4/2024Labor market participation and informal family care among older adults in Germany: Role substitution, role expansion, role extension or dis-/nonengagement?

Mergenthaler, Andreas; Schneider, Norbert F.

This article examines the diversity of transitions between employment and family care among older adults in Germany using data from the “Transitions and Old Age Potential” (TOP) study. A typology based on role theory and disengagement approach is developed, categorizing transitions into four types main types of transitions—role substitution, role expansion, role extension, and dis-/nonengagement. Further analyses reveal various patterns and influences on these role transitions, including time commitment, labor market inequalities and personal preferences. The findings provide new insights into role transitions in later adulthood and their determinants in aging populations. more: Labor market participation and informal family care among older adults in Germany: Role substitution, role expansion, role extension or dis-/nonengagement? …

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3/2024Future subnational population change in Germany: The role of internal and international migration

Cilek, Laura; Loichinger, Elke; Swiaczny, Frank; Schlömer, Claus; Hoymann, Jana; Maretzke, Steffen

Our results highlight the large role internal and international migration patterns will play in future population development in Germany at the county level. We also discuss what our results and the uncertainty of future population change at the regional level mean for local policy making and planning. more: Future subnational population change in Germany: The role of internal and international migration …

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2/2024Infertility and seeking medical help to have a child vary across migrant origin groups in Germany

Milewski, Nadja; Passet-Wittig, Jasmin, Bujard, Martin

This study investigates the extent to which immigrants are faced with infertility and their utilization of reproductive health-care services in Germany. more: Infertility and seeking medical help to have a child vary across migrant origin groups in Germany …

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1/2024How daycare quality shapes norms around daycare use and parental employment: Experimental evidence from Germany

Philipp, Marie-Fleur; Büchau, Silke; Schober, Pia S., Werner, Viktoria; Spiess, C. Katharina

This experimental study investigates how a hypothetical improvement in the quality of daycare facilities shapes normative judgements regarding daycare use and working hours norms for parents with young children in Germany. more: How daycare quality shapes norms around daycare use and parental employment: Experimental evidence from Germany …

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7/2023Does women’s agency matter in the formation and realization of fertility desires? An empirical investigation in Egypt and Jordan

Friedrich, Carmen

This study investigates whether the agency of women in Egypt and Jordan influences their personal ideal number of children and their ability to have no more children than they desire. Moreover, a “couple’s perspective” is adopted by examining whether the relationship between women’s agency and unwanted births persists even when the husband desires more children than his wife. more: Does women’s agency matter in the formation and realization of fertility desires? An empirical investigation in Egypt and Jordan …

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6/2023Building Health across Generations: Unraveling the Impact of Early Childcare on Maternal Health

Barschkett, Mara; Bosque-Mercader, Laia

This study investigates the impact of public early childcare on maternal shortand long-term health. Based on administrative health records covering 90% of the German population over a decade, we leverage the exogenous variation in childcare coverage rates across counties and time induced by a major German early childcare expansion. more: Building Health across Generations: Unraveling the Impact of Early Childcare on Maternal Health …

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