Frauke Peter

Deputy Head, Educational Careers and Graduate Employment at German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) & DIW Berlin

Frauke Peter is deputy head of the Research Area of Educational Careers and Graduate Employment at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW). Previously, she was a postdoc at DIW Berlin in the Department of Education and Family. She holds a PhD from Freie Universität Berlin and her research focuses on education economics, labour economics, and behavioural economics.

Publications 

Latest contributions 

Mother dropping off child at kindergarten
VoxEU Column

How early childcare can boost the labour market success of lower-educated mothers

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  • Gender
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  • Labour Markets
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  • Poverty and Income Inequality
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VoxEU Column

The socioeconomic gap in childcare enrolment: The role of behavioural barriers

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  • Poverty and Income Inequality
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  • Education