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278 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3067
How General Is Human Capital? A Task-Based Approach
Christina Gathmann, Uta Schönberg
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28 (1), 1 - 49
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2880
Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity: German States as a Microcosm for OECD Countries
Ludger Woessmann
published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik , 2010, 230 (2), 234-270
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2845
Why Are Mothers Working Longer Hours in Austria than in Germany? A Comparative Micro Simulation Analysis
Helene Dearing, Helmut Hofer, Christine Lietz, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Katharina Wrohlich
published in: Fiscal Studies, 2007, 28 (4), 463-495
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2688
Real Wage Cyclicality in Germany and the UK: New Results Using Panel Data
Fei Peng, W. Stanley Siebert
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2675
The Gradual Transformation of Continental European Labor Markets: France and Germany Compared
Werner Eichhorst
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2661
Productivity and Size of the Export Market: Evidence for West and East German Plants, 2004
Joachim Wagner
published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 2007, 227 (4), 403-408
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2656
Why More West than East German Firms Export
Joachim Wagner
published in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2008, 5 (4), 363-370
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2656
Why More West than East German Firms Export
Joachim Wagner
published in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2008, 5 (4), 363-370
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2655
Direct Evidence on Risk Attitudes and Migration
David A. Jaeger, Holger Bonin, Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David B. Huffman, Uwe Sunde
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92(3), 684–689
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2630
Long-Run Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in East Germany
Bernd Fitzenberger, Robert Völter
published in: Labour Economics, 2007, 14 (4), 730-755
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2605
Dann waren's nur noch vier… Wie viele (und welche) Maßnahmen der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik brauchen wir noch? Eine Bilanz nach der Evaluation der Hartz-Reformen
Werner Eichhorst, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published as ,And Then There Were Four… How Many (and Which) Measures of Active Labor Market Policy Do We Still Need?' English version; in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2007, 53 (3), 243-272
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2514
Activation Policies in Germany: From Status Protection to Basic Income Support
Werner Eichhorst, Maria Grienberger-Zingerle, Regina Konle-Seidl
published in: Werner Eichhorst, Otto Kaufmann and Regina Konle-Seidl (eds.), Bringing the Jobless into Work? Berlin: Springer 2008; revised version published in: German Policy Studies, 2010, 6 (1), 59-100
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2505
Employment Regulation and Labor Market Policy in Germany, 1991-2005
Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Werner Eichhorst
published in: Paul de Beer and Trudie Schils (eds.), The Labour Market Triangle Employment Protection, Unemployment Compensation and Activation in Europe, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009, 119-144
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2444
Der Finanzierungsbeitrag der Ausländer zu den deutschen Staatsfinanzen: Eine Bilanz für 2004
Holger Bonin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2399
Workfare: Eine wirksame Alternative zum Kombilohn
Holger Bonin, Hilmar Schneider
published in: Wirtschaftsdienst, 2006, 86 (10), 645-650
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2388
The Persistent Decline in Unionization in Western and Eastern Germany, 1980-2004: What Can We Learn from a Decomposition Analysis?
Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner
published in: Industrielle Beziehungen, 2007, 14(2), 118-132
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2255
Die Wirkung der Hartz-Reform im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung
Hilmar Schneider, Arne Uhlendorff
published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung/Journal for Labour Market Research, 2006, 39 (3-4), 477-490
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2241
Is There a Trade-off Between Job Security and Wages in Germany and the UK?
Dominik Hübler, Olaf Hübler
published in: Schmalenbach Business Review, 2010, 62(1), 45-67
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2215
The German Labor Market: Still Adjusting Badly?
Werner Eichhorst, Lutz C. Kaiser
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2193
The Erosion of Union Membership in Germany: Determinants, Densities, Decompositions
Bernd Fitzenberger, Karsten Kohn, Qingwei Wang
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24 (1), 141-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2193
The Erosion of Union Membership in Germany: Determinants, Densities, Decompositions
Bernd Fitzenberger, Karsten Kohn, Qingwei Wang
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24 (1), 141-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2120
Kombilöhne und Mindestlöhne als Instrumente der Beschäftigungspolitik – Erfahrungen und Handlungsoptionen
Werner Eichhorst
published in: Lothar Funk (ed.), Anwendungsorientierte Marktwirtschaftslehre und Neue Politische Ökonomie, Marburg: Metropolis, 2008
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2098
Rising Wage Dispersion, After All! The German Wage Structure at the Turn of the Century
Karsten Kohn
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2098
Rising Wage Dispersion, After All! The German Wage Structure at the Turn of the Century
Karsten Kohn
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2069
Wirksamkeit der Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung vor und nach den Hartz-Reformen
Holger Bonin, Hilmar Schneider
published in: Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter, 2006, 53 (2), 155-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2053
Labor Supply and Child Care Choices in a Rationed Child Care Market
Katharina Wrohlich
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1985
Beschäftigung Älterer in Deutschland: Der unvollständige Paradigmenwechsel
Werner Eichhorst
published in: Zeitschrift für Sozialreform/Journal of Social Policy Research, 2006, 52 (1), 101-123
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1894
Income Taxation and Household Size: Would French Family Splitting Make German Families Better Off?
Alexandre Baclet, Fabien Dell, Katharina Wrohlich
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1875
Wage and Employment Effects of Immigration to Germany: Evidence from a Skill Group Approach
Holger Bonin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1871
Tarifpolitik und Entgeltflexibilität in Ostdeutschland
Holger Bonin
published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung / Journal for Labour Market Research, 2005, 38 (2-3), 147-164
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1848
Evaluating the Dynamic Employment Effects of Training Programs in East Germany Using Conditional Difference-in-Differences
Annette Bergemann, Bernd Fitzenberger, Stefan Speckesser
revised version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2009, 24 (5), 797-823. For long version contact the authors.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1746
Does Economic Uncertainty Affect the Decision to Bear Children? Evidence from East and West Germany
Sumon K. Bhaumik, Jeffrey B. Nugent
published as 'Real Options and Demographic Decisions: Evidence from East and West Germany' in: Applied Economics, 2011, 43 (21), 2739 - 2749
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1696
On the Post-Unification Development of Public and Private Pay in Germany
Axel Heitmueller, Kostas G. Mavromaras
published in: Manchester School, 2007, 75 (4), 422–444
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1658
Who Are the Workers Who Never Joined a Union? Empirical Evidence from Germany
Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner
published in: Industrielle Beziehungen, 2006, 13 (2), 118-131
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1608
"Der Noth gehorchend, nicht dem eignen Trieb" – Nascent Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs in Germany: Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Joachim Wagner
published in: RWI-Mitteilungen, 2003/2004, 54/55 (3-4), 287-303
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1560
Are There Differences in the Health-Socioeconomic Status Relationship over the Life Cycle? Evidence from Germany
Keith A. Bender, Steffen Habermalz
published in: Labour, 2008, 22 (1), 107-125
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1522
Nascent and Infant Entrepreneurs in Germany: Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Joachim Wagner
published in: Joachim Merz and Reihard Schulte (Hrsg.), Neue Ansätze der MittelstandsForschung, Berlin etc.: Lit-Verlag 2008
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1490
Wohlfahrts- und Verteilungseffekte eines allgemeinen Freibetrags bei den Sozialabgaben
Hilmar Schneider, Holger Bonin
published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung / Journal for Labour Market Research, 2005, 38 (4), 475-492
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1473
Do Works Councils Inhibit Investment?
John T. Addison, Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner
published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2007, 60 (2), 187-203
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1394
Nascent Entrepreneurs in German Regions: Evidence from the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM)
Ingo Lückgen, Dirk Oberschachtsiek, Rolf Sternberg, Joachim Wagner
published in: M. Fritsch and J. Schmude (eds.), Entrepreneurship in the Region, Berlin: Springer 2006
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1358
Fly Me to the Moon: The Determinants of Secondary Jobholding in Germany and the UK
Guido Heineck, Johannes Schwarze
published as 'The determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK' in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung / Journal for Labour Market Research, 2009, 42 (2), 107-120
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1185
Exporting Firms Do Not Pay Higher Wages, Ceteris Paribus. First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Thorsten Schank, Claus Schnabel, Joachim Wagner
substantially revised version published as 'Do exporters really pay higher wages? First evidence from linked employer-employee data' in: Journal of International Economics, 2007, 72 (1), 52-74
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1161
Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Rates of Low-Skilled and Elder Workers in West Germany: A Search Equilibrium Approach
Andrey Launov, Joachim Wolff, Stephan Klasen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1134
What a Difference a Y Makes: Female and Male Nascent Entrepreneurs in Germany
Joachim Wagner
published in: Small Business Economics, 2007, 28 (1), 1-21
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1106
Lockerung des Kündigungsschutzes: Ein Weg zu mehr Beschäftigung?
Holger Bonin
published in: R. Zwengel (ed.), Gesellschaftliche Perspektiven: Jahrbuch der Hessischen Gesellschaft für Demokratie und Ökologie, 2004, 5, 55-71
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1105
Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments
Thomas K. Bauer, Stefan Bender, Holger Bonin
published in: Economica, 2007, 74 (296), 804-821
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1034
Unwilling or Unable? Spatial, Institutional and Socio-Economic Restrictions on Females' Labor Market Access
Maarten van Ham, Felix Büchel
published in: [Regional Studies], 2006, 40(3), 1-12
IZA Discussion Paper No. 995
The Optimal Timing of School Tracking
Giorgio Brunello, Massimo Giannini, Kenn Ariga
published in: L. Woessmann and P. Petersen (eds.), Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem, MIT 2007, 129-156
IZA Discussion Paper No. 989
Are Young and Small Firms Hothouses for Nascent Entrepreneurs? Evidence from German Micro Data
Joachim Wagner
published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2004, 50 (4), 379-391
IZA Discussion Paper No. 986
Do the Best Go West? An Analysis of the Self-Selection of Employed East-West Migrants in Germany
Herbert Brücker, Parvati Trübswetter
published in: Empirica, 2007, 34 (4), 371-395
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