Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-56 // 2001

    The Changing Gender Gap Across the Wage Distribution in the U.K.

    This paper contributes descriptive evidence on the development of the gender wage gap for different skill groups and full-and part-time employees in the U.K. The empirical analysis is based upon the General…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-48 // 2001

    Diffusion of Information Technology, Internet Use and the Demand for Heterogeneous Labor

    This paper analyzes the link between the diusion of information- and communication technology (ICT) and both the skill structure and employment expectations of the dierent skill categories. The analysis is…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-44 // 2001

    Identifying Labour Market Dynamics Using Labour Force Survey Data

    This paper evaluates the appropriateness of the standard methodologies and the quality of the data frequently used to analyse labour market dynamics in Europe. Our results indicate that, due to recall error…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-43 // 2001

    What Drives the Vacancy Rate for Information Technology Workers?

    This paper provides empirical evidence on both the magnitude and determinants of unfilled vacancies for information technology workers using cross-sectional data for 4150 German firms. Vacancies are defined…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-38 // 2001

    Labour Reallocation During Transition: The Case of Poland

    This paper analyses the reallocation of labour during the transition period, which is argued not only to ease the transition from a planned to market orientated economy, but also to be fundamental to the…

  6. ZEW Documentation No. 01-02 // 2001

    Educational Attainment: A French-German Comparison

    This documentation analyses the structure of educational attainment in France and Germany. While France and Germany share in many respects similar socio-economic structures, they sharply differ with respect to…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2001

    Empirical macro models under test. A comparative simulation study of the employment effects of a revenue neutral cut in social security contributions

    This paper examined the employment effects of a revenue neutral cut in the social security contribution rate in Germany by running policy simulations in four different types of macroeconomic models. Two models…