Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2001

    Loosening Hours Constraints on the Supply of Labor. What if Germans Had a Dutch Labor Market?

    Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people are able to realize their desired working hours. However, this back-of-the-envelope calculation overestimates the effect of loosening hours…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2001

    Modellversuch: Einstiegsgeld in Baden-Württemberg

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-71 // 2001

    Do Temporary Workers Receive Risk-Premiums?

    The wage effects of fixed-term contracts (FTCs) are analysed with the GSOEP for West Germany. Different estimators which take into account selection bias are used. It is shown that propensity…