Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Betriebliche Personalpolitik bei heterogenen Arbeitsmärkten

    The objective of this paper is to analyse the flexibility opportunities of firms to respond to increasing labour market requirements and heterogeneity. Thereby, we focus on two groups of workers and two kinds of…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Heterogenität der Beschäftigungsdynamik und Segmentierungsphänomene auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt

    This paper presents recent empirical evidence on the extent and determinants of employment dynamics and job mobility, building on economic theory and German labor market institutions. In particular, it…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-001 // 2011

    Gregariousness, Interactive Jobs and Wages

    Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with significant implications for labour market outcomes. However, there is still a research gap on the relationship between gregariousness, interactive jobs…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Getting more work for nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance

    We study the impact of status and social recognition on worker performance in a field experiment. In collaboration with an international non-governmental organization we hired students to work on a database…