Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    The Better You Feel, the Harder You Fall”: Health Perception Biases and Mental Health Among Chinese Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. To assess predictors of poor…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-048 // 2022

    Performance Feedback and Job Search Behavior: Empirical Evidence From Linked Employer-Employee Data

    In this paper, we study whether performance feedback can serve as an instrument for firms to increase employee retention. Feedback on the relative performance may affect individual job search behavior…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2022

    The Evolution of Educational Wage Differentials for Women and Men in Germany, from 1996 to 2019

    This paper studies the evolution of three higher education wage differentials from 1996 to 2019 in Germany. We distinguish between degrees from academic universities, degrees from universities of applied…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-041 // 2022

    Job Loss and Household Labor Supply Adjustments in Developing Countries: Evidence From Argentina

    Using longitudinal data for Argentina, we estimate the labor supply reaction of spouses and children to their husband’s or father’s job loss. Our findings show that job loss by the household head has a positive…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-036 // 2022

    The End of Work is Near, Isn’t It? Survey Evidence on Automation Angst

    We study the extent of automation angst and its role for policy preferences, labor market choices and real donation decisions using a customized survey in Germany and the US. We first document that a majority…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2022

    COVID-19 Booster Uptake among US Adults: Assessing the Impact of Vaccine Attributes, Incentives, and Context In a Choice-Based Experiment

    Objective: Evidence shows that booster shots offer strong protection against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. However, we know little about why individuals would receive a booster compared to the initial…