Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2007

    Nr. 3 (September) - 2007

    • Nachlassende Konjunkturdynamik
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • ZEW-Finanzmarkttest: Ergebnisse der Augustumfrage 2007
    • Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft: Unternehmen beurteilen konjunkturelle Lage…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-053 // 2007

    Self-Productivity in Early Childhood

    Self-productivity is a crucial feature in the process of skill formation. It means that skills and health acquired at one stage in the life cycle enhance skills and health formation at later stages. This paper…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-051 // 2007

    Duration and Intensity of Kindergarten Attendance and Secondary School Track Choice

    This paper investigates the relationship between kindergarten attendance and secondary school track choice in West-Germany. Our analysis is based on a panel of 12 to 14-year olds with information from age two…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-049 // 2007

    Bounds Analysis of Competing Risks: A Nonparametric Evaluation of the Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Migration in Germany

    In this paper we derive nonparametric bounds for the cumulative incidence curve within a competing risks model with partly identified interval data. As an advantage over earlier attempts our approach also gives…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-048 // 2007

    The Returns to Continuous Training in Germany: New Evidence from Propensity Score Matching Estimators

    The present paper examines the wage effects of continuous training programs using individual-level data from the German Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP). In order to account for selectivity in training…

  6. ZEWnews English edition // 2007

    No. 3 - 2007