Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-031 // 2007

    Earnings Prospects for People with Migration Background in Germany

    Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using citizenship to analyze economic issues of immigration may be problematic for two reasons. On the…