Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Monograph // 2007

    Evaluating the effect of participation in subsidised employment

    Youth unemployment has been a persistent problem in the European Union for many years and the affected countries spend a substantial part of their budget on active labour market policies, with the aim to…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2007

    Rising Wage Inequality in Germany

    The paper investigates the evolution of wages and wage inequality in Germany based on samples from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 1984 to 2005. Real gross hourly wages for prime age dependent male…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2007

    PISA: What Makes the Difference? Explaining the Gap in Test Scores between Finland and Germany

    The large difference in the level and variance of student performance in the 2000 PISA study between Finland and Germany motivates this paper. It analyses why Finnish students showed a significantly higher…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-085 // 2007

    Reformen im Niedriglohnsektor – eine integrierte CGE-Mikrosimulationsstudie der Arbeitsangebots- und Beschäftigungseffekte

    Ziel dieses Beitrags ist die Quantifizierung der mit der Einführung des Arbeitslosengeldes II verbundenen Arbeitsangebots- und Beschäftigungseffekte. Zusätzlich wird ein Reformszenario simuliert, welches die…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-084 // 2007

    Job and Worker Reallocation in German Establishments: The Role of Employers' Wage Policies and Labour Market Institutions

    Using a large linked employer-employee data set, this paper studies the relationship between job reallocation, worker reallocation and the flexibility of wages in western German manufacturing. Using the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-079 // 2007

    Educational Effects of Early or Later Secondary School Tracking in Germany

    This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in a German state: Pupils are alternatively streamed after fourth grade or after sixth grade.…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-077 // 2007

    How to Limit Discrimination? Analyzing the Effects of Innovative Workplace Practices on Intra-Firm Gender Wage Gaps Using Linked Employer-Employee Data

    This paper provides a new approach to assess the impact of organisational changes fostering employee involvement, performance related pay schemes and other relevant trends in personnel policy on the gender wage…