Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-008 // 2011

    Orphans at Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence on Educational and Health Outcomes

    Mortality rates among prime-age adults are dramatically high in many sub-Saharan African countries, and, as a consequence, the number of orphaned children is high and increasing. In this paper, we identify the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-007 // 2011

    Variation of Learning Intensity in Late Adolescence and the Impact on Noncognitive Skills

    Recent research in economics reveals a substantial impact of personality traits or noncognitive skills on outcomes related to educational and labor market success. A virtue of these noncognitive skills compared…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-005 // 2011

    Asymmetries and Interdependencies in Time use Between Italian Parents

    In recent decades, changes in parents’ attitudes towards the importance of spending time with children to optimise their development have greatly affected patterns of time allocation among both working and…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Betriebliche Personalpolitik bei heterogenen Arbeitsmärkten

    The objective of this paper is to analyse the flexibility opportunities of firms to respond to increasing labour market requirements and heterogeneity. Thereby, we focus on two groups of workers and two kinds of…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Heterogenität der Beschäftigungsdynamik und Segmentierungsphänomene auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt

    This paper presents recent empirical evidence on the extent and determinants of employment dynamics and job mobility, building on economic theory and German labor market institutions. In particular, it…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-001 // 2011

    Gregariousness, Interactive Jobs and Wages

    Gregariousness is an important aspect of human life with significant implications for labour market outcomes. However, there is still a research gap on the relationship between gregariousness, interactive jobs…