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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
Editor depending on topic: Prof. Dr. Martin Bujard, Dr. Sebastian Klüsener, Dr. Nikola Sander, Prof. Dr. Katharina Spieß

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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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4/2020Weekend Work and Work-Family Conflict: Evidence from Australian Panel Data

Laß, Inga; Wooden, Mark

The paper investigates whether weekend work is associated with higher levels of workfamily conflict (WFC) among parents, and whether resources like schedule control or presence of a partner mitigate this effect. Among both genders, weekend workers have significantly higher levels of WFC than those who only work weekdays. more: Weekend Work and Work-Family Conflict: Evidence from Australian Panel Data …

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3/2020Couples’ Transition to Retirement: The Current State of Research and Future Pathways

Konzelmann, Laura

Readers are provided with an overview of the concept of joint retirement, an idea of how widespread joint retirement is, and which factors to consider when studying retirement timing from a couple perspective. more: Couples’ Transition to Retirement: The Current State of Research and Future Pathways …

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2/2020Does Public Childcare boost Female Labor Force Participation?

Neuberger, Franz Stephan; Rüttenauer, Tobias; Bujard, Martin

Our results highlight how the returns in FLP to public childcare differ between regional contexts and provide evidence for catch-up processes in childcare enrollment and FLP for rural areas. more: Does Public Childcare boost Female Labor Force Participation? …

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1/2020Sterblichkeit in Deutschland muss schneller und besser erfasst werden – Lehren aus der Covid-19-Pandemie

Schneider, Norbert F.; Mueller, Ulrich; Klüsener, Sebastian

The COVID-19-Pandemic has uncovered major deficiencies in the registration and documentation of mortality events. This includes delays in the registration, the lack of a centralised mortality register, and limited access to detailed data for researchers and the public. This Working Paper discusses these deficiencies and possible solutions. more: Sterblichkeit in Deutschland muss schneller und besser erfasst werden – Lehren aus der Covid-19-Pandemie …

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1/2019Does Spatial Mobility in Young Adulthood Matter?

Waibel, Stine

This working paper examines the relationship between spatial mobility after school and during education and the occupational status achieved shortly after entering the labour market. more: Does Spatial Mobility in Young Adulthood Matter? …

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