Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-016 // 2016

    Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Mother Tongue-Based Education on Reading Skills and Early Labour Market Outcomes

    Prior to the introduction of mother tongue based education in 1994, the language of instruction for most subjects in Ethiopia's primary schools was the official language (Amharic) - the mother tongue of only one…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-014 // 2016

    Attenuation Bias when Measuring Inventive Performance

    Most previous results on determinants of inventive performance are biased because inventive performance is measured with error. This measurement error causes attenuation bias. More specifically, for example age…

  3. Stock Option Watch // 2016

    May 2004

    • Not only Material Incentives Enhance Managers' Motivation
    • How to Improve Market Value-Related Compensation in Diversified Companies
    • Option Programmes For Top Managers and Scandals on the Stock Exchange
    • The Taxation…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-012 // 2016

    The Residency Discount for Rents in Germany and the Tenancy Law Reform Act 2001: Evidence from Quantile Regressions

    Most countries show a residency discount in rents for sitting tenants. In the wake of strong rent increases and housing shortages, Germany implemented a reform in 2001 to curtail rent increases. Based on linked…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-011 // 2016

    The Retention Effect of Training – Portability, Visibility, and Credibility

    This paper analyses the effect of training participation on employees’ retention in the training company. It for the first time empirically combines the human capital and the monopsony theory by jointly…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2016

    A Sequential Decomposition of the Drop in Collective Bargaining Coverage

    Union representation has been in strong decline in most OECD countries with potentially important consequences for wages. What drives this decline? We try to answer this question by developing and implementing a…