IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 419

The Value of Reunification in Germany: An Analysis of Changes in Life Satisfaction

Paul Frijters, John de New, Michael A. Shields

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39 (3), 649-674

IZA Discussion Paper No. 418

Immigration and Heterogeneous Labor in Western Germany

Markus Frölich, Patrick A. Puhani

published as 'Developing an immigration policy for Germany on the basis of a nonparametric labor market classification' in: Allgemeines Statistisches Archiv /Journal of the German Statistical Society, 2004, 88(1), 1-22

IZA Discussion Paper No. 417

Taking a Second Chance: Entrepreneurial Restarters in Germany

Joachim Wagner

published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2003, 49 (3), 255-272

IZA Discussion Paper No. 416

Employed 40 Hours or Not-Employed 39: Lessons from the 1982 Mandatory Reduction of the Workweek

Bruno Crépon, Francis Kramarz

published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110 (6), 1355-1389

IZA Discussion Paper No. 415

Does Entry Regulation Hinder Job Creation? Evidence from the French Retail Industry

Marianne Bertrand, Francis Kramarz

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117 (4), 1369-1414

IZA Discussion Paper No. 413

Participation Behavior of East German Women after German Unification

Holger Bonin, Rob Euwals

published as 'Why Are Labor Force Participation Rates of East German Women So High?' in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2005, 51(4), 307-322

IZA Discussion Paper No. 412

Government Debt as Insurance against Macroeconomic Risk

Martin Barbie, Marcus Hagedorn, Ashok Kaul

IZA Discussion Paper No. 411

The Response of Consumption in Russian Households to Economic Shocks

Steven Stillman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 409

Fertility, Female Labor Supply and Public Policy

Patricia Apps, Ray Rees

revised version published as 'Fertility, Taxation and Family Policy' in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106 (4), 745-763

IZA Discussion Paper No. 407

Education Driving the Rise in Dutch Female Employment: Explanations for the Increase in Part-time Work and Female Employment in the Netherlands, Contrasted with Germany

Ronald Schettkat, Lara Yocarini

published in: IAW-Report / Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung, 2003, 1, 7 - 66

IZA Discussion Paper No. 405

Testing for the Option Value of Migration

Lilo Locher

IZA Discussion Paper No. 402

Did the Elimination of Mandatory Retirement Affect Faculty Retirement Flows?

Orley Ashenfelter, David Card

published in: American Economic Review, 2002, 92 (4), 957-980

IZA Discussion Paper No. 398

An Econometric Analysis of the Mental-Health Effects of Major Events in the Life of Elderly Individuals

Maarten Lindeboom, France Portrait, Gerard J. van den Berg

published in: Health Economics, 2002, 11 (6), 505-520

IZA Discussion Paper No. 396

Exploring the Economic and Social Determinants of Psychological and Psychosocial Health

Michael A. Shields, Stephen Wheatley Price

published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2005, 168 (3), 513-538

IZA Discussion Paper No. 394

Awareness of General Equilibrium Effects and Unemployment

Hans Gersbach, Achim Schniewind

published as 'Collective Bargaining, Wareness of General Equilibrium Effects, and Unemployment' in: International Economic Review, 2011, 52 (3), 693 - 712

IZA Discussion Paper No. 392

Identifying Population Groups at High Risk of Social Exclusion: Evidence from the ECHP

Panos Tsakloglou, Fotis Papadopoulos

published in: R. Muffels, P. Tsakloglou and D. Mayes (eds.), Social Exclusion in European Welfare States, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002, pp. 135-169

IZA Discussion Paper No. 390

The Impact of Labor Market Reforms on Capital Flows, Wages and Unemployment

Thomas Beissinger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 389

Dynamic Wage Bargaining if Benefits are Tied to Individual Wages

Thomas Beissinger, Hartmut Egger

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2004, 56 (3), 437-460

IZA Discussion Paper No. 388