Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-048 // 2017

    Rising Wage Inequality in Germany: Increasing Heterogeneity and Changing Selection into Full-Time Work

    This study revisits the increase in wage inequality in Germany. Accounting for changes in various sets of observables, composition changes explain a large part of the increase in wage inequality among full-time…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-047 // 2017

    Gender Wage Discrimination and Trade Openness. Prejudiced Employers in an Open Industry

    I introduce taste-based discrimination in a trade model with imperfect competition and provide an explanation for the heterogeneous effects of international trade on the gender wage gap within sectors. Firms…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2017

    Integrating Young Male Refugees: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project

    This study analyses data collected among a group of young male refugees who participated in a randomised experiment. Refugees were randomly assigned to a soccer project aimed at facilitating social and labour…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-031 // 2017

    An Investigation of Record Linkage Refusal and Its Implications for Empirical Research

    Linking survey data to administrative records provides access to large quantities of information such as full employment biographies. Although this practice is becoming increasingly common, only a small number…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2017

    Imputation Rules for the Implementation of the Pre-Unication Education Variable in the BASiD Data Set

    Using combined data from the German Pension Insurance and the Federal Employment Agency (BASiD), this study proposes different procedures for imputing the pre-unification education variable in the BASiD data. To…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-024 // 2017

    Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools

    Based on local policy variation, this paper estimates the causal effect of additional career assistance on educational outcomes for students in Lower Track Secondary Schools in Germany. We find mostly…