Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-61 // 2004

    A Note on Implementing Box-Cox Quantile Regression

    The Box-Cox quantile regression model using the two stage method introduced by Chamberlain (1994) and Buchinsky (1995) provides an attractive extension of linear quantile regression techniques. However, a…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-57 // 2004

    Censored Quantile Regressions and the Length of Unemployment Periods in West Germany

    We apply censored quantile regressions to representative German register data with more than 91,000 observations in order to determine crucial factors that influence the distribution of unemployment duration in…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-53 // 2004

    Semiparametric Estimation of Consumption Based Equivalence Scales – The Case of Germany

    Consumption based equivalence scales are estimated by applying the extended partially linear model (EPLM) to the 1998 German Income and Consumption Survey (EVS). In this model the equivalence scales are…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-52 // 2004

    The Effect of ILO Minimum Age Conventions on Child Labour and School Attendance

    Child labour has always been one of the core concerns of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In this paper, we investigate whether ILO conventions have contributed to reducing the scale of the problem.…

  5. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Sammelbandbeitrag Bd. 74 // 2004

    Steuer-Transfer-Mikrosimulation