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278 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8016
Education Promoted Secularization
Sascha O. Becker, Markus Nagler, Ludger Woessmann
published as ''Education and Religious Participation: City-Level Evidence from Germany's Secularization Period 1890-1930' in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2017, 22 (3), 273-311
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7977
The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany: State Dependence Before and After the 'Hartz Reforms'
Sebastian Königs
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2014, 39, 107-150
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7871
Collective Bargaining and Innovation in Germany: Cooperative Industrial Relations?
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira, Katalin Evers, Lutz Bellmann
revised version published as 'Collective Bargaining and Innovation in Germany: A Case of Cooperative Industrial Relations?' in: Industrial Relations, 2017, 56(1), 73-121.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7804
Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: Efficient, but Regressive?
Nico Pestel, Eric Sommer
revised version published as 'Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: More Employment and more Inequality?' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63 (3), 524-563
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7756
Absence from Work of the Self-Employed: A Comparison with Paid Employees
Daniel S. J. Lechmann, Claus Schnabel
published in: Kyklos, 2014, 67 (3), 368-390
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7662
Non-Standard Employment across Occupations in Germany: The Role of Replaceability and Labour Market Flexibility
Werner Eichhorst, Paul Marx, Verena Tobsch
published in: Werner Eichhorst and Paul Marx (eds.), Non-Standard Employment in Post-Industrial Labour Markets, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2015
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7624
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? Evidence from the Employers' Side
Hanna Brenzel, Hermann Gartner, Claus Schnabel
published in: Labour Economics, 2014, 29, 41-48
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7609
Has Atypical Work Become Typical in Germany?
Werner Eichhorst, Verena Tobsch
also available as: ILO Employment Working Paper 145 and DIW SOEP Paper 596
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7580
Doing Well in Reforming the Labour Market? Recent Trends in Job Stability and Wages in Germany
Gianna Claudia Giannelli, Ursula Jaenichen, Thomas Rothe
published in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-016-0209-x
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7542
Survival of Spinoffs and Other Startups: First Evidence for the Private Sector in Germany, 1976-2008
Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel
substantially revised version published as 'Spinoffs in Germany: Characteristics, Survival, and the Role of their Parents', co-authored by Alexandra Schmucker, in: Small Business Economics, 2016, 46 (1), 93-114
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7494
Exporting and Labor Demand: Micro-Level Evidence from Germany
Andreas Lichter, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017, 50 (4), 1161-1189
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7474
Indicative and Updated Estimates of the Collective Bargaining Premium in Germany
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira, Katalin Evers, Lutz Bellmann
published in: Industrial Relations, 2014, 53 (1), 125-157.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7425
Testing for Discrimination against Lesbians of Different Marital Status: A Field Experiment
Doris Weichselbaumer
published in: Industrial Relations, 2015, 54 (1), 131-161
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7260
Is Germany the North Star of Labor Market Policy?
Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
substantially revised version published in: IMF Economic Review, 2013, 61 (4), 702-729 [Details & Download]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7130
10 Years After: EU Enlargement, Closed Borders, and Migration to Germany
Benjamin Elsner, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published as 'Migration 10 Years After: EU Enlargement, Closed Borders, and Migration to Germany' in: M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann (eds.): Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession, Springer: Berlin, et al. 2016, 85 - 101
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7107
Don't Worry, Be Happy? Happiness and Reemployment
Annabelle Krause-Pilatus
revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2013, 96, 1-20
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7081
Lingering Illness or Sudden Death? Pre-Exit Employment Developments in German Establishments
Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner
published in: Industrial and Corporate Change 2014, 23 (4), 1121-1140
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7050
Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Christian Pfeifer, Joachim Wagner
published in: Journal for Labour Market Research, 2014, 47 (3), 223-231
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7047
The Minimum Wage Affects Them All: Evidence on Employment Spillovers in the Roofing Sector
Bodo Aretz, Melanie Arntz, Terry Gregory
published in: German Economic Review, 2013, 14 (3), 282-315.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6889
Central School Exit Exams and Labor-Market Outcomes
Marc Piopiunik, Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 31, 93-108
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6882
Do Literacy and Numeracy Pay Off? On the Relationship between Basic Skills and Earnings
Manfred Antoni, Guido Heineck
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6696
Kick It Like Özil? Decomposing the Native-Migrant Education Gap
Annabelle Krause-Pilatus, Ulf Rinne, Simone Schüller
revised version published in: International Migration Review, 2015, 49 (3), 757–789. [Abstract & Download]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6690
Immigration and Structural Change: Evidence from Post-War Germany
Sebastian Till Braun, Michael Kvasnicka
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2014, 93 (2), 253-269
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6685
The Rise of the East and the Far East: German Labor Markets and Trade Integration
Wolfgang Dauth, Sebastian Findeisen, Jens Suedekum
revised version published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12 (6), 1643-1675, [Final version]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6625
The Unexpected Appearance of a New German Model
Werner Eichhorst
published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2015, 53(1), 49-69
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6472
Is There Monopsonistic Discrimination against Immigrants? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Boris Hirsch, Elke J. Jahn
substantially revised version published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2015, 68 (3), 501-528
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6471
Identifying the Substitution Effect of Temporary Agency Employment
Elke J. Jahn, Enzo Weber
published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, 20(5), 1264-1281
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6440
Taxing Childcare: Effects on Family Labor Supply and Children
Christina Gathmann, Björn Sass
revised version published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36 (3), 665-709
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6435
What Explains the Gender Earnings Gap in Self-Employment? A Decomposition Analysis with German Data
Daniel S. J. Lechmann, Claus Schnabel
published as 'Why is there a gender earnings gap in self-employment? A decomposition analysis with German data' in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2012, 1 (6), [Open Access]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6393
The Microstructure of the Great Export Collapse in German Manufacturing Industries, 2008/2009
Joachim Wagner
published in: Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol 7, 2013-5
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6381
Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce, Productivity and Profits: Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Christian Pfeifer, Joachim Wagner
published in: Contemporary Economics, 2014, 8 (1), 25-49
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6349
Establishment Exits in Germany: The Role of Size and Age
Daniel Fackler, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner
published in: Small Business Economics, 2013, 41 (3), 683-700
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6326
Who Starts a Business and Who is Self-Employed in Germany
Michael Fritsch, Alexander S. Kritikos, Alina Rusakova
published in: DIW-Economic Bulletin, 2012, 3, 17-26.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6250
Another Economic Miracle? The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1:3, [Open Access] ; reprinted as ''Un altro miracolo economico? Il mercato del lavoro tedesco e la grande recessione' in: Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, 2013, 23 (2), 401-423
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6246
Wage Mobility in East and West Germany
Regina T. Riphahn, Daniel D. Schnitzlein
forthcoming in: Labour Economics.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6246
Wage Mobility in East and West Germany
Regina T. Riphahn, Daniel D. Schnitzlein
forthcoming in: Labour Economics.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6217
The Interdependence of R&D Activity and Debt Financing of Young Firms
Helmut Fryges, Karsten Kohn, Katrin Ullrich
published in: Journal of Small Business Management, 2015, 53 (S1), 251-277
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6207
Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Enterprises in Germany
Joachim Wagner, John Philipp Weche Gelübcke
published in: International Economics / Economie Internationale, 2012, 132 (Q4), 117-139
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6170
Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top: Evidence for Germany
Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel
revised version published in: Fiscal Studies, 2013, 34 (3), 355-371
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6157
Are the Self-Employed Really Jacks-of-All-Trades? Testing the Assumptions and Implications of Lazear's Theory of Entrepreneurship with German Data
Daniel S. J. Lechmann, Claus Schnabel
published in: Small Business Economics, 2014, 42 (1), 59-76
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6137
The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil
Werner Eichhorst, Paul Marx, José Pastore
also available in Portuguese
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6126
Work Hours Constraints and Health
David N.F. Bell, Steffen Otterbach, Alfonso Sousa-Poza
published in: Annales d'Économie et de Statistique, 2012, 105-106, 35-54
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6115
The German Manufacturing Sector is a Granular Economy
Joachim Wagner
published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2012, 19 (17), 1663-1665
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6062
Testing the 'Residential Rootedness'-Hypothesis of Self-Employment for Germany and the UK
Darja Reuschke, Maarten van Ham
published in: [Environment and Planning A], 2013, 45 (5), 1219-1239
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6020
Lifetime Earnings Inequality in Germany
Timm Bönke, Giacomo Corneo, Holger Lüthen
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33 (1), 171-208
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5875
Let's Take Bargaining Models Seriously: The Decline in Union Power in Germany, 1992-2009
Boris Hirsch, Claus Schnabel
substantially revised version published as 'What Can We Learn from Bargaining Models about Union Power? The Decline in Union Power in Germany, 1992-2009' in: Manchester School, 2014, 82 (3), 347-362
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5855
The Economic Integration of Forced Migrants: Evidence for Post-War Germany
Thomas K. Bauer, Sebastian Till Braun, Michael Kvasnicka
published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (571), 998–1024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5837
Does the Sector Experience Affect the Pay Gap for Temporary Agency Workers?
Elke J. Jahn, Dario Pozzoli
published in: Labour Economics, 2013, 24, 48-57
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5829
The Evils of Forced Migration: Do Integration Policies Alleviate Migrants' Economic Situations?
Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich, Susanne Link
published as 'Forced Migration and the Effects of an Integration Policy in Post-WWII Germany' in: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2012, 12(1)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5800
What Explains the German Labor Market Miracle in the Great Recession?
Michael C. Burda, Jennifer Hunt
published in: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2011, Spring 2011, 273 - 319
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