Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Expertises // 2016

    Evaluation von Reformoptionen für eine verbesserte materielle Absicherung von Kindern

    Die Bündnis 90/Die Grünen-Bundestagsfraktion diskutiert verschiedene Reformoptionen für eine verbesserte materielle Absicherung von Familien mit dem Ziel, die Armut von Kindern in Deutschland zu verringern.…

  2. Expertises // 2016

    Integrating Refugees in the Rhine-Neckar-Region: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project

    The study analyses a survey which has been conducted in July 2016 in the German Rhine-Neckar region among a group of male refugees who participate in a small inclusive soccer project or were part of a control…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-085 // 2016

    Formal But Less Equal. Gender Wage Gaps in Formal and Informal Jobs in Brazil

    In developing countries, a large share of employees work informally and are not covered by employment protection legislation. I study here how gender wage inequality differs across formal and informal jobs in…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-084 // 2016

    End-of-Year Spending and the Long-Run Employment Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed

    This study re-estimates the employment effects of training programs for the unemployed using exogenous variation in participation caused by budget rules in Germany in the 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in the…