Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-091 // 2010

    An Unconditional Basic Income in the Family Context - Labor Supply and Distributional Effects

    Basic income schemes are discussed among all political parties in Germany. A basic income is a specific form of a guaranteed minimum income for every citizen. Distributed unconditionally it could simplify the…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Mutter-Kind-Interaktion im Säuglingsalter, Familienumgebung und Entwicklung früher kognitiver und nicht-kognitiver Fähigkeiten: eine prospektive Studie

    This study examines to which extent the quality of mother-child interaction during infancy can predict cognitive (IQ) and noncognitive skills (persistence) until pre-school age using data from the Mannheim Study…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-079 // 2010

    Pollution Exposure and Infant Health: Evidence from Germany

    Almost all western industrialized countries have introduced some measures for pollution abatement that are supposed to promote health. Our analysis focuses on the impact of pollution exposure on infant health,…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-077 // 2010

    The Heterogeneous Effects of Training Incidence and Duration on Labor Market Transitions

    Training programs are an important tool of active labor market policy in Germany as in many other countries. There exist different types of training programs, but also important heterogeneities within a given…