Parental benefits improve parental well-being: evidence from a 2007 policy change in Germany
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Germany; parenthood;JEL classification:
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEM-2013-09-13 (Demographic Economics)
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- NEP-LAW-2013-09-13 (Law and Economics)
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