Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-085 // 2007

    Reformen im Niedriglohnsektor – eine integrierte CGE-Mikrosimulationsstudie der Arbeitsangebots- und Beschäftigungseffekte

    Ziel dieses Beitrags ist die Quantifizierung der mit der Einführung des Arbeitslosengeldes II verbundenen Arbeitsangebots- und Beschäftigungseffekte. Zusätzlich wird ein Reformszenario simuliert, welches die…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-084 // 2007

    Job and Worker Reallocation in German Establishments: The Role of Employers' Wage Policies and Labour Market Institutions

    Using a large linked employer-employee data set, this paper studies the relationship between job reallocation, worker reallocation and the flexibility of wages in western German manufacturing. Using the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-079 // 2007

    Educational Effects of Early or Later Secondary School Tracking in Germany

    This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in a German state: Pupils are alternatively streamed after fourth grade or after sixth grade.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-077 // 2007

    How to Limit Discrimination? Analyzing the Effects of Innovative Workplace Practices on Intra-Firm Gender Wage Gaps Using Linked Employer-Employee Data

    This paper provides a new approach to assess the impact of organisational changes fostering employee involvement, performance related pay schemes and other relevant trends in personnel policy on the gender wage…

  5. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Bd. 84 // 2007

    Öffentlich geförderte Vermittlung von Arbeitslosen

    Die Vermittlung von Bewerbern und offenen Stellen hat in der Diskussion um die Reduktion der Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland einen hohen Stellenwert eingenommen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei der Reformkurs der…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-074 // 2007

    Determinants of Child Care Participation

    When estimating the determinants of child care participation, the simultaneity in mothers' decision to work and in the decision to use child care is a major challenge. In this study, we provide evidence on the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-070 // 2007

    The Phillips Curve and NAIRU Revisited: New Estimates for Germany

    This paper provides new estimates of a time–varying NAIRU for Germany taking account of the structural break caused by German unification based on the Kalman Filter and on a partially linear model as two…