Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Documentation No. 00-05 // 2000

    Development and Validation of Scientific Indicators of the Relationship Between Criminality, Social Cohesion and Economic Performance

    According to the European Parliament, unemployment, social disintegration, the lack of an integrative policy, and the worsening of urban services and living conditions cause frustration and despair, especially…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-04 // 2000

    Returns to Education in West Germany - An Empirical Assessment

    This paper analyses the developments in the returns to education in West Germany for the period from 1984 to 1997. Based on simple Mincer-type wage equations, we estimate a return of about 8% for men and 10% for…

  3. ZEW Documentation No. 00-03 // 2000

    Decision-Making on ILO Conventions and Recommendations: LegalFramework and Application

    The subject of this paper is decision-making on the adoption, ratification and implementation of conventions and recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The first part of the paper…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-03 // 2000

    Lower Wages for Less Hours? A Simultaneous Wage-Hours Model for Germany

    Productivity growth has been slow in many continental European countries overthe last few decades, especially in comparison with the United States. It has been argued thatlack of product market competition and…