There is actually also a study on fertility effects on this reform: www.jstor.org/stable/43965...

"Our precise and robust estimates on birth register data reveal that increases in public child care have significant positive effects on fertility."

Can early public childcare reduce child penalties? Evidence from Germany This paper studies the effects of public childcare expansion for children under age three in Germany on mothers’ child penalties. Exploiting county-le…

I’m very happy to share that my first paper has been accepted for publication 🎉

Together with my great co-author Nayeon Lim we look at early public childcare in Germany.

More details and the paper link below 👇

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧵 New WP with @kaimiele.bsky.social. We document 2 unsettling patterns in mental health care: 1) despite universal coverage, few individuals with mental illness receive guideline-consistent treatment, and 2) the more severe the illness, the lower the treatment uptake & the longer the wait times. 1/n

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5 intense days of learning, networking, and mentoring have come to an end.

Big congratulations to Rossella De Sabbata for winning the Best Paper Award!🏆

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Thanks for the tag @ckronenberg.bsky.social! RWI has collected some data on county level for childcare fees. We see a lot of variation for under three (left) and less so for 3-6 (right). There is still some data prep in process but it is generally available at: doi.org/10.7807/immo...

Socialist East German early childcare policies really stand out in terms of coverage - from "Can Early Public Childcare Reduce Child Penalties? - Evidence from Germany", Lisa Marie Duletzki

There's still some catching up to do for West Germany. Thank you for the post and the helpful comments! It was great meeting you in Dresden!

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