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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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7/2022Day care availability and awareness of gendered economic risks: How they shape work and care norms

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

This study conceptualises and empirically investigates how priming respondents with brief media report-like information on existing day care policy entitlements and the economic consequences of maternal employment interruptions may change personal normative beliefs about parental work-care arrangements. Furthermore, we analyse whether these effects differ between groups of respondents assumed to vary in their degree of affectedness by the information as well as previous knowledge. more: Day care availability and awareness of gendered economic risks: How they shape work and care norms …

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6/2022Fertility declines near the end of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence of the 2022 birth declines in Germany and Sweden

Bujard, Martin; Andersson, Gunnar

A revised version of this working paper has been published in the European Journal of Population (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-023-09689-w

We aim to provide data on the unexpected birth decline in 2022 in Germany and Sweden and relate these data to pandemic-related contextual developments which could have influenced the post-pandemic fertility development. We rely on monthly birth statistics and present seasonally adjusted monthly Total Fertility Rates (TFR) for Germany and Sweden. more: Fertility declines near the end of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence of the 2022 birth declines in Germany and Sweden …

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5/2022Second Birth Fertility in Germany: Social Class, Gender, and the Role of Economic Uncertainty

Kreyenfeld, Michaela; Konietzka, Dirk; Lambert, Philippe; Ramos, Vincent Jerald

This study uses a gender and class perspective to study rates of progression to the second birth in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the period 1990-2020, we distinguish individuals by whether they are in (a) higher managerial/professional, (b) lower managerial/ professional, (c) skilled manual/higher routine nonmanual, or (d) the nonskilled manual/lower routine nonmanual classes. Our analysis reveals strongly elevated second birth rates among men and women in the managerial classes. We also show that upward mobility after the first birth is associated with higher second birth rates, particularly among men. more: Second Birth Fertility in Germany: Social Class, Gender, and the Role of Economic Uncertainty …

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4/2022Cracking under Pressure? Gender Role Attitudes toward Maternal Employment during COVID-19

Huebener, Mathias; Pape, Astrid; Danzer, Natalia; Spieß, C. Katharina; Siegel, Nico A.; Wagner, Gert G.

This paper analyses to what extent the pandemic changed gender role attitudes toward maternal employment. Using German data from 2008 through spring 2022, we use before-and-after comparisons and individual fixed effects models to trace changes in gender role attitudes throughout the first two years of the pandemic. more: Cracking under Pressure? Gender Role Attitudes toward Maternal Employment during COVID-19 …

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3/2022Intergenerational relationships in Germany: A review of insights from pairfam

Hank, Karsten

The current article aims to take stock of the main insights into intergenerational relationships in Germany gained from the German Family Panel (pairfam) since its start in 2008. more: Intergenerational relationships in Germany: A review of insights from pairfam …

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2/2022Does Grandparenting Pay off for the Next Generations? Intergenerational Effects of Grandparental Care

Barschkett, Mara; Spieß, C. Katharina; Ziege, Elena

Grandparents act as the third largest caregiver a›er parental care and daycare in Germany, as in many Western societies. Adopting a double-generation perspective, we investigate the causal impact of this care mode on children’s health, socio-emotional behavior, and school outcomes, as well as parental well-being. more: Does Grandparenting Pay off for the Next Generations? Intergenerational Effects of Grandparental Care …

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1/2022Changes in personal attitudes and perceived public opinions towards external childcare

Beringer, Samira; Bujard, Martin; Diabaté, Sabine

This study investigates how the transition to parenthood relates to changes in personal attitudes and perceived public opinion towards external childcare for children under three. more: Changes in personal attitudes and perceived public opinions towards external childcare …

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3/2021The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide

Dudel, Christian; Loichinger, Elke; Klüsener, Sebastian; Sulak, Harun; Myrskylä, Mikko

Here, we use data from the German Microcensus to estimate working life expectancy from age 55 onwards for the 1941-1955 birth cohorts. We adjust our calculations of working life expectancy for working hours, and present results for western and eastern Germany by gender, education, and occupation. more: The extension of late working life in Germany: trends, inequalities, and the East-West divide …

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2/2021Does Temporary Employment Increase Length of Commuting?

Laß, Inga; Skora, Thomas; Rüger, Heiko; Wooden, Mark; Bujard, Martin

Using data from the German SOEP and the Australian HILDA Survey, this article investigates the link between temporary employment and length of commutes in different institutional contexts. more: Does Temporary Employment Increase Length of Commuting? …

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1/2021International travel in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from German school breaks

Backhaus, Andreas

The COVID‐19 pandemic has triggered severe global restrictions on international travel with the intention of limiting the spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 across countries. This paper studies the effects of the partial relaxation of these travel restrictions in Europe during the summer months of 2020. more: International travel in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from German school breaks …

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