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DDI study level documentation for study 10.7802/2414 Code/Syntax: Home care allowance and labor market participation of immigrant and native-born mothers Code/Syntax: Home care allowance and labor market participation of immigrant and native-born mothers Code/Syntax: Home care allowance and labor market participation of immigrant and native-born mothers 10.7802/241410.7802/241410.7802/241410.7802/2414 Fendel, Tanja Fendel, Tanja Jochimsen, Beate Jochimsen, Beate GESIS Data Archive for the Social SciencesGESIS Datenarchiv für Sozialwissenschaften Most countries still have a significant gender gap in labor force participation, and this gap is especially large for immigrants. Despite this gap, Germany introduced various forms of home care allowances in the last decade. Parallel to the extension of early child care and the inclu-sion of a legal claim for it, from 2013 to 2015, a nationwide home care allowance existed for parents who did not use public child care for children aged one or two years. After 2015, home care allowances continued to exist in several German federal states. Some politicians strongly criticized this transfer for allegedly decreasing work incentives, particularly for moth-ers with lower labor market integration, such as immigrant mothers. Using federal state differ-entiated data obtained from the German Socio-Economic Panel (doi: 10.5684/soep.v34), we investigate the impacts of a home care allowance on the labor market participation of mothers. For both native-born and especially immigrant mothers, the effects are significantly negative. We conclude that a home care allowance has negative effects on the labor force participation of mothers of young chil-dren, irrespective of the legal claim for and the extension of public child care.Most countries still have a significant gender gap in labor force participation, and this gap is especially large for immigrants. Despite this gap, Germany introduced various forms of home care allowances in the last decade. Parallel to the extension of early child care and the inclu-sion of a legal claim for it, from 2013 to 2015, a nationwide home care allowance existed for parents who did not use public child care for children aged one or two years. After 2015, home care allowances continued to exist in several German federal states. Some politicians strongly criticized this transfer for allegedly decreasing work incentives, particularly for moth-ers with lower labor market integration, such as immigrant mothers. Using federal state differ-entiated data obtained from the German Socio-Economic Panel (doi: 10.5684/soep.v34), we investigate the impacts of a home care allowance on the labor market participation of mothers. For both native-born and especially immigrant mothers, the effects are significantly negative. We conclude that a home care allowance has negative effects on the labor force participation of mothers of young chil-dren, irrespective of the legal claim for and the extension of public child care. GermanyGermany Mütter deren Kinder in 2016/17 15-36 Monate alt waren 2011-20172011-2017 Non-probability SampleNon-probability Sample InterviewInterview Free access (with registration) - The research data can be downloaded by registered users.Freier Zugang (mit Registrierung) - Die Forschungsdaten können von allen registrierten Nutzerinnen und Nutzern heruntergeladen werden. http://dbkapps.gesis.org/dbkoai/oai.asp oai:dbk.gesis.org:SDN/10.7802_2414 2023-03-11 ddi:codebook:2_5