Family related transfers and children's economic well-being in Europe

Welfare regimes across Europe differ considerably with respect to the support of families and households with dependent children (cf. e.g. Esping-Andersen 1990, Headley et al 1997). Relevant policy instruments reach from in-kind transfers (like free access to education , (subsidized access. In striving for a harmonization of social policy across EU-countries more insight in these cross-national differences, one schould keep in mond that individual behavior - for our analysis mainly with respect for fertilisty - ius not independent from family related public transfers as well as other institutional settings (labor market, chils care facilities etc.).