Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-01 // 2002

    Immigration and Heterogeneous Labor in Western Germany

    This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2002

    What drives the Vacancy Rate for Information Technology Workers?

    This paper provides empirical evidence on both the magnitude and determinants of unfilled vacancies for information technology workers using cross-sectional data on 4150 German firms. Vacancies are defined as…

  3. ZEWnews English edition // 2002

    No. 4 - 2002

    • A Strategy for More Jobs
    • Low Share Prices Dampen Consumption
    • Educational Prospects in Poland
    • Innovative Power of German Manufacturing Industry Slows Down
    • Environmental Performance and its Effect on Shareholder Value