1. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Fixed-term contracts as sorting mechanisms: Evidence from job durations in West Germany

    We estimate the effect of initial episodes under fixed-term contracts (FTCs) on job duration in the further course of the employment spell, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) from 1985 to…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Calibration of normalised CES production functions in dynamic models

    Normalising CES production functions in the calibration of basic dynamic models allows to choose technology parameters in an economically plausible way. When varia- tions in the elasticity of substitution are…