Can Financial Incentives Reduce the Baby Gap? Evidence from a Reform in Maternity Leave Benefits
The gap in fertility between high and low-educated women is a major challenge for policymakers in many developed countries. High opportunity costs have been identified as the main obstacle for well-educated women to having children. In her recent CESifo Working Paper Anna Raute analyses whether the change from flat to earnings-related parental leave benefits helps to reduce opportunity cost and thereby narrows the baby gap. A summary and the working paper in full are available online.
Other CESifo Working Papers
Working Paper Submission Form
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Populist Blackmail and the EU
Clemens Fuest argues in his recent Viewpoint that EU countries should no longer use the threat of growing support for populist parties to justifying violating European rules. Rewarding those who manage to refrain from shoplifting rather than punishing theft is not the right way for the EU to proceed.
More from and about Clemens Fuest
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On the Economics of an EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement
On behalf of the Bertelsmann Foundation, the ifo Institute analysed the EU's free trade agreement with Japan and estimated the economic effects that it can be expected to have. This approach is particularly innovative since it uses the EU's recently negotiated free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea as a benchmark and draws on the latest available data. The full study can be downloaded here.
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ifo Business Climate Index Hits New High
Sentiment among German businesses is better than ever. The ifo Business Climate Index rose from 115.3 points in September to a new record high of 116.7 points in October. Companies are very optimistic about the months ahead. They also upwardly revised their very favourable assessments of the current business situation. Germany’s economy is powering ahead.
Other Economic Indicators:
ifo Employment Barometer
ifo Export Expectations
ifo Business Survey Service Sector
ifo World Economic Survey
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CESifo Economic Studies: Volume 63, Issue 3
The September issue of CESifo Economic Studies covers a broad range of excellent research articles including two Editor’s Choice contributions. The first deals with the pros and cons of the German vocational education system, while the second looks at the interplay of domestic and foreign demand for goods. Have a closer look at these and several other papers in the full issue online.
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 Economic Policy Digest - Economics and Peace
The October issue of Economic Policy Digest (EPD) deals with the Economics of Peace. In four papers selected for a special issue the authors look at how peace can be achieved and its economic benefits. You can access the full EDP online.
Other Publications of Interest:
CESifo Forum
ifo DICE Report
ifo World Economic Survey
CESifo Working Papers
Economic Policy
EconPol Publications
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Munich Lectures in Economics
Every year, the Scientific Advisory Council nominates an outstanding international economist as the Distinguished CES Fellow. This year’s award winner will be Susan Athey from the Stanford University. On 14 November 2017 Susan will deliver the Munich Lectures in Economics entitled “Using Big Data and Machine Learning to Understand the Impact of Digitization”. More information about the event and the registration process can be found here.
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EconPol Europe Founding Conference
EconPol Europe - the European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research - is pleased to announce its official Founding Conference and first Annual Meeting. The 2-day conference will bring together leading researchers, politicians, experts and journalists to exchange their ideas on the economic and institutional development of the EU and the Eurozone. To find out more, please visit EconPol's website.
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Submission Deadlines for Conferences
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Guests and Locals
Ifo and CESifo are hosting guest researchers from the Netherlands and the USA in November 2017. Learn a bit about what they are working on, and about who they are:
Ben Heijdra, University of Groningen, will be visiting CES from 10 November to 21 December 2017.
Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University - Hoover Institution, will be visiting CESifo from 12 November to 17 November 2017.
Maarten Bosker, Erasmus University Rotterdam, will be visiting CESifo from 27 November to 30 November 2017.
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2018 International Symposium on Environment & Energy Finance
The 6th International Symposium on Environment and Energy Finance Issues (ISEFI-2018), jointly organized by the IPAG Center for Energy Economics and Environment ( IPAG Business School) and the Centre of Geopolitics of Energy and Raw Materials ( Paris Dauphine University), will take place on 24-26 May 2018 in Paris, France. It aims to provide academics, policymakers, and practitioners a forum for discussion and critical analysis of the major issues and challenges that interrelate energy, environment, macroeconomics and financial markets. Interested authors can submit their research papers, no later than March 4, 2018 via the Symposium website.
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