Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 37 // 2007

    Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany - An Empirical Assessment

    This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed.…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-042 // 2007

    Which Program for Whom? Evidence on the Comparative Effectiveness of Public Sponsored Training Programs in Germany

    We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate the employment effects of a variety of public sponsored training programs in the early 2000s. Building on the work of Sianesi…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-041 // 2007

    On the Definition of Unemployment and its Implementation in Register Data – The Case of Germany

    Unemployment information in individual level register data depends on institutional settings, administrative procedures and which registers are merged. In this paper we suggest different implementation…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2007

    Age-Dependent Skill Formation and Returns to Education: Simulation Based Evidence

    This study integrates findings from neurobiology and psychology on early childhood development and self-regulation to assess returns to education. Our framework for evaluating the distribution of age-specific…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-040 // 2007

    Computers as Pedagogical Tools in Brazil: A Pseudo-panel Analysis

    In this paper, we use repeated cross-section data on pupils in Brazil to estimate the effect of the availability and use of computers and internet as pedagogical tools on math and reading test scores. Computers…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-037 // 2007

    The Effect of Relative Age in the First Grade of Primary School on Long-Term Scholastic Results: International Comparative Evidence using PISA 2003

    In this paper, we estimate the effect of pupil’s relative age within the first grade of primary school on math and reading test scores at age 15. The main objective is to evaluate the long-term causal effect of…