Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2006

    Nr. 1 (März) - 2006

    • Vorübergehende Konjunkturbelebung im Jahr 2006
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • ZEW-Finanzmarkttest: Ergebnisse der Märzumfrage 2006
    • Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft: Konjunkturelle Stabilisierung und…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-85 // 2005

    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…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-23 // 2005

    Bayesian Estimation of Cox Models With Non-Nested Random Effects: An Application to the Ratification of ILO Conventions by Developing Countries

    We use a multivariate hazard model for the analysis of data on the timing of ratifications of different ILO conventions by developing countries. The model accounts for two random effects, one at the country…