Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Impatience among Preschool Children and their Mothers

    Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child’s impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment, the mother’s…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Age and Productivity – Sector Differences

    In most industrialised countries, the workforce is ageing rapidly. If ageing workforces affect sectors differently, the total impact of ageing will depend on the industrial structure of an economy. This paper…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Asymmetries and interdependencies in time use between Italian parents

    In recent decades, changes in parents’ attitudes towards the importance of spending time with children to optimise their future behaviour and cognitive development have greatly affected patterns of time…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Earnings Losses After Non-Employment Increase With Age

    Germany has the highest unemployment rate of older people in comparison to the average unemployment rate of all developed economies. Obviously older people face stronger difficulties to re-enter the labour…