Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-043 // 2010

    Beyond the Mean Gender Wage Gap: Decomposition of Differences in Wage Distributions Using Quantile Regression

    The fact that women generally earn less than men has stimulated much discussion in industrialized countries since the 1970th. Therefore, the level as well as the sources of the gender wage gap are in the focus…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-041 // 2010

    Mutter-Kind-Interaktion im Säuglingsalter, Familienumgebung und Entwicklung früher kognitiver und nicht-kognitiver Fähigkeiten: Eine prospektive Studie

    This study examines to which extent the quality of mother-child interaction during infancy can predict cognitive (IQ) and noncognitive skills (persistence) until pre-school age using data from the Mannheim Study…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-040 // 2010

    Teaching, Organization, and Personal Problems - Evidence from Reforming Tertiary Education in Germany

    Germany has made extensive reforms in its tertiary education system since 1999 as part of the European Bologna process. The traditional tertiary academic degree programs are being replaced by internationally…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-035 // 2010

    Optimal Tax Progressivity in Unionised Labour Markets: Simulation Results for Germany

    What is the optimal degree of income tax progressivity when both labour supply and wages are endogenous, and households are heterogeneous in several dimensions? This question is answered using a numerical…

  5. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2010

    Nr. 2 (Juni) - 2010

    • Wirtschaftliche Erholung Deutschlands von Unsicherheit überschattet
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2010
    • Wirtschaftliche Lage bei Dienstleistern der Informationsgesellschaft stabil
    • Unt…
  6. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Die Veränderung individueller Beschäftigungsfähigkeit durch arbeitsmarktpolitische Intervention - Eine empirische Analyse für ALG II-Beziehende

    Although improving employability as a goal of activating labour market policy is broadly discussed and deeply embedded on a programmatic level of labour market policies, changes in employability are rarely…