Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Expertises // 2011

    Bachelor und Master in der Praxis

    Since 2010, nearly all students who are admitted to engineering in Germany finish their studies with a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree. In this project, we cooperate with vdi Nachrichten (weekly newspaper of the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-058 // 2011

    Age and Productivity – Sector Differences?

    In most industrialised countries, the average age of the workforce has been growing rapidly during the recent years. If ageing workforces affect economic sectors differently, then the total impact of ageing…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Separating Wheat and Chaff: Age-specific Staffing Strategies and Innovative Performance at the Firm Level

    Adopting a dynamic perspective, this paper investigates age-related staffing patterns in German establishments and their effect on innovative performance. First, we investigate how establishments achieve the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-049 // 2011

    Impacts of Parental Health on Children’s Development of Personality Traits and Problem Behavior: Evidence from Parental Health Shocks

    Parental investments are crucial for the children’s skill development, especially in the early years of the life-cycle. In this paper, we examine how parental health, which may cause variation in investments to…