Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2013

    Import Competition, Domestic Regulation and Firm-Level Productivity Growth in the OECD

    This paper examines how import penetration affects firms' productivity growth taking into account the heterogeneity in firms' distance to the efficiency frontier and country differences in product market…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 13-04 // 2013

    Incentives and Creativity

    In knowledge-intensive economies, ideas and innovation are key drivers of a company’s competitiveness and success. In such a climate a company must strategise methods designed to incentivize the generation of…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2013

    Causal Effects on Employment after First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach

    The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-108 // 2013

    Return and Risk of Human Capital Contracts

    Human capital contracts give private investors the right to a share of students' future earnings in return for a financial contribution during their studies. Although still rarely used, human capital contracts…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-107 // 2013

    Causal Effects on Employment After First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach

    The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus…