Daniel Kühnle
Prof. Dr. Daniel Kuehnle studied Politics and Economics at the University of Leeds and Lund University, and received a Master’s degree in Development Economics and Policy from Manchester University in 2008. From 2009 to 2011, Daniel was a Research Officer at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research in Australia. Following this, he worked at the Chair of Statistics and Empirical Economics at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, where he completed his doctorate in 2014. Since October 2019, he is Chair of Labor Economics and Health at the University Duisburg-Essen. Several research visits have taken him to Sydney University, Boston University, and Northwestern University. His research focuses on empirical health, labour and education economics.
Effects of paid parental leave on firms and co-workers
Paid parental leave schemes are an important policy tool in many OECD countries to assist young families in reconciling work responsibilities and family life. However, in the labour market there is a potential trade-off when it comes to parental leave taking between the interests of the companies and the parents: while parents tend to want longer career breaks, employers are looking for the shortest possible career breaks to minimize the costs of restructuring. The goal of this research project therefore is to examine the external effects of parental leave on firms, colleagues, and children.