Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-068 // 2017

    Drivers of Energy Efficiency in German Manufacturing: A Firm-level Stochastic Frontier Analysis

    Increasing energy efficiency is one of the main goals in current German energy and climate policies. We study the determinants of energy efficiency in the German manufacturing sector based on official firm-level…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-055 // 2017

    Local Labor Market Size and Qualification Mismatch

    This paper investigates the effect of the size of the local labor market on skill mismatch. Using survey data for Germany, I find that workers in large cities are both less likely to be overqualified for their…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-050 // 2017

    The Internet Effects on Sex Crime and Murder – Evidence from the Broadband Internet Expansion in Germany

    This paper studies the effects of the introduction of a new mass medium on criminal activity in Germany. The paper asks the question of whether highspeed internet leads to higher/lower sex crime offences and…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-048 // 2017

    Rising Wage Inequality in Germany: Increasing Heterogeneity and Changing Selection into Full-Time Work

    This study revisits the increase in wage inequality in Germany. Accounting for changes in various sets of observables, composition changes explain a large part of the increase in wage inequality among full-time…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-047 // 2017

    Gender Wage Discrimination and Trade Openness. Prejudiced Employers in an Open Industry

    I introduce taste-based discrimination in a trade model with imperfect competition and provide an explanation for the heterogeneous effects of international trade on the gender wage gap within sectors. Firms…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Integrating Young Male Refugees: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project

    This study analyses data collected among a group of young male refugees who participated in a randomised experiment. Refugees were randomly assigned to a soccer project aimed at facilitating social and labour…