Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 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…

  2. ZEWnews // 2007

    07/08 - 2007

    • Akademiker gewinnen auch netto aufgrund ihrer Hochschulausbildung
    • Subventionierte Arbeit beschleunigt Integration arbeitsloser Schulabgänger
    • Internationale Steuerkonferenz im Rahmen der EU-Ratspräsidentschaft
    • Die…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 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…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 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…

  5. ZEWnews // 2007

    06 - 2007