Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-041 // 2014

    Sweden’s School Choice Reform and Equality of Opportunity

    This study analyses whether the Swedish school choice reform, enacted in 1992, had different effects on students from different socio-economic backgrounds. We use detailed geographical data on students' and…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Sweden's School Choice Reform and Equality of Opportunity

    This study analyses whether the Swedish school choice reform, enacted in 1992, had different effects on students from different socio-economic backgrounds. We use detailed geographical data on students' and…

  3. Expertises // 2014

    2014 Elections to the European Parliament: Economic Challenges for Europe

    In this paper we discuss what needs to be done in a number of key policy areas. Certainly, the EU should focus on fields where benefits for all of Europe can be produced, and should withdraw from policy areas…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-029 // 2014

    The Impact of Parents Migration on the Well-Being of Children Left Behind – Initial Evidence from Romania

    Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these "home alone" children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-026 // 2014

    Skill Formation, Career Planning, and Transitions: The Last Two Years in a German Lower Track Secondary School

    In Germany, the entry into the labor market for students in the nonacademic tracks of secondary schools may take multiple pathways. Students graduating from lower track secondary schools (LTSS) face major…