Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-024 // 2020

    Long-Term Effects of the Paraguayan War (1864 – 1870): From Male Scarcity to Intimate Partner Violence

    This paper investigates the long-term effects of the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) on intimate partner violence. The identification of these causal effects relies on a novel historical dataset from which I exploit…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-016 // 2020

    Fiscal and Individual Rates of Return to University Education With and Without Graduation

    Based on a detailed model of the German tax-benefit system, this paper simulates private and fiscal returns to education for college graduates and college dropouts. Completing a five-year college degree is found…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-013 // 2020

    The Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity in Germany: A Machine Learning Approach

    We show that measures of inequality of opportunity (IOP) fully consistent with Roemer (1998)'s IOP theory can be straightforwardly estimated by adopting a machine learning approach, and apply our novel method to…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Do job creation schemes improve the social integration and well-being of the long-term unemployed?

    In this paper, we analyze the effects of a German job creation scheme (JCS) on the social integration and well-being of long-term unemployed individuals. Using linked survey and administrative data for…

  5. Non-Refereed Journal // 2020

    Digitalisierung und die Zukunft der Arbeit

    Rapidly increasing computing power means that more and more activities that previously seemed reserved for humans can now be automated using machines and algorithms. This technological change has sparked a…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-007 // 2020

    Beware of the Employer: Financial Incentives for Employees May Fail to Prolong Old-Age Employment

    This paper shows that increasing the normal retirement age and introducing pension deductions for retirement before normal retirement age in Germany did not prolong employment of older men. The reason for this…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-004 // 2020

    Langfristige Wirkungen eines nicht abgeschlossenen Studiums auf individuelle Arbeitsmarktergebnisse und die allgemeine Lebenszufriedenheit

    To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first study for Germany to assess the long-term impacts of studying without graduating on three labour market outcomes (working hours, wages, and occupational…