Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2019

    Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality: Lessons from Latin America

    Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents’ and children’s economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 19-04 // 2019

    Reallabor Asylsuchende in der Rhein-Neckar-Region: Vielfalt an Problemen - Vielfalt an Lösungen

    Germany is currently faced with the task of accommodating many fugitives and opening up new life perspectives for them. The individuals that have come to Germany to seek protection in recent years do not form a…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2019

    Fiskalische und individuelle Nettoerträge und Renditen von Bildungsinvestitionen im jungen Erwachsenenalter

    In dieser Studie werden auf der Basis einer Weiterentwicklung des ZEW Mikrosimulations-modells des Abgaben- Steuer- und Transfersystems fiskalische und individuelle Nettoerträge und Renditen von…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-015 // 2019

    Working from Home: Heterogeneous Effects on Hours Worked and Wages

    Working from home (WfH) has become much more common since the early 2000s. We exploit the German Socio-Economic Panel between 1997 and 2014 to investigate how such a work arrangement affects labour market…

  5. Non-Refereed Journal // 2019

    Personalpolitik im Konjunkturtief

    Die Konjunktur fällt ab, der Arbeitsmarkt entwickelt sich weiter positiv: Wie passt das zusammen?

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-009 // 2019

    Different Counselors, Many Options: Career Guidance and Career Plans in Secondary Schools

    Career guidance assists students with the school-to-work transition. Based on a survey in secondary schools in Germany, we analyze career guidance activities and how these affect career plans. The take-up of…

  7. Expertises // 2019

    Integrationsfortschritte: Ergebnisse der zweiten Reallabor-Befragung von Asylsuchenden

    2016 fand die erste Reallabor Befragung von Geflüchteten in der Rhein-Neckar-Region zu einem breiten Themenspektrum statt. Ende 2017 wurden die Befragten erneut mit einer Follow-up-Umfrage kontaktiert, um den…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-005 // 2019

    Refugees Welcome? Understanding the Regional Heterogeneity of Anti-Foreigner Hate Crimes in Germany

    In this article, we examine anti-foreigner hate crime in the wake of the large influx of asylum seekers to Germany in 2014 and 2015. By exploiting the quasi-experimental assignment of asylum seekers to German…