Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2017

    The impact of participation in job creation schemes in turbulent times

    This paper analyzes the impact of participation in job creation schemes (JCSs) on job search outcomes in the context of the turbulent East German labor market in the aftermath of the German reunification. High…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-031 // 2017

    An Investigation of Record Linkage Refusal and Its Implications for Empirical Research

    Linking survey data to administrative records provides access to large quantities of information such as full employment biographies. Although this practice is becoming increasingly common, only a small number…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Imputation Rules for the Implementation of the Pre-Unication Education Variable in the BASiD Data Set

    Using combined data from the German Pension Insurance and the Federal Employment Agency (BASiD), this study proposes different procedures for imputing the pre-unification education variable in the BASiD data. To…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-024 // 2017

    Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools

    Based on local policy variation, this paper estimates the causal effect of additional career assistance on educational outcomes for students in Lower Track Secondary Schools in Germany. We find mostly…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Revisiting the Risk of Automation

    In light of rapid advances in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics, many scientists discuss the potentials of new technologies to substitute for human labour. Fuelling the economic debate,…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-023 // 2017

    Risk Attitudes, Job Mobility and Subsequent Wage Growth During the Early Career

    Job change is a decision under uncertainty: It is associated with costs whereas the decision is made without full knowledge about future benefits. In order to investigate the relationship between willingness…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-021 // 2017

    Job Creation Schemes in Turbulent Times

    This paper analyzes the impact of job creation schemes (JCSs) on job search outcomes in the context of the turbulent East German labor market in the aftermath of the German reunification. High job destruction…