Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. Expertises // 2014

    Context, Skills and Social Progress: Evidence from Germany

    Abstract: This study provides life-cycle evidence on the relationship between childhood investments (contexts), cognitive and non-cognitive skills, and life outcomes (social progress). From a policy perspective,…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Can Regional Employment Disparities Explain the Allocation of Human Capital Across Space?

    This paper examines the forces driving skill selectivity of regional migration in a context where modelling the migration decision as a wage-maximising process may be insufficient due to persistent employment…