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Did the German minimum wage reform influence (un)employment growth in 2015? E...
Using the variation across space, age and sex and the variation across space and sectors, we analyze the relationship between the minimum wage and (un-)employment growth in... -
Take your time to grow: A field experiment on the hiring of youths
We investigate the effect of spells of no formal employment of young Germans on their chances of entering the labor market through an apprenticeship. We also study whether the... -
The Effects of Germany’s New Minimum Wage on Employment and Welfare Dependency
In January 2015, Germany introduced a federal, statutory minimum wage of 8.50 Euro per hour. This study evaluates the effects of this policy on regular and marginal employment... -
Coaching, Counseling, Case‐Working: Do They Help the Older Unemployed Out of ...
Intensified counseling, job search assistance and related policies have been found to be effective for labor market integration of the unemployed by a large number of studies,... -
The productivity effects of worker mobility between heterogeneous firms
We analyze the effect of worker inflows on establishments’ productivity, using German data. Previous studies for other countries have found positive effects of hiring workers... -
Where Does the Good Shepherd Go? Civic Virtue and Sorting into Public Sector ...
Several studies have analyzed motives to work in the public versus private sector. However, research on prosocial motivation in the context of public sector employment has... -
Interregional Migration of Human Capital and Unemployment Dynamics: Evidence ...
Since the mid-90s interregional migration flows in Italy have dramatically increased, especially from the South to the North. These flows are characterized by a strong component... -
Thoughts on a Fiscal Union in EMU
Using an estimated large-scale New-Keynesian model, we assess the consequences of introducing a fiscal union within EMU. We differentiate between three different scenarios:... -
Is there a Glass Ceiling over Germany?
This paper analyzes the gender wage gap across the wage distribution using 2010 data from the German Statistical Agency. I investigate East and West Germany and the public... -
Worker Personality: Another Skill Bias beyond Education in the Digital Age
We present empirical evidence suggesting that technological progress in the digital age will be biased not only with respect to skills acquired through education but... -
Wage Performance of Immigrants in Germany
This paper updates and deepens our understanding of the wage performance of immigrants in Germany. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, it documents that immigrant workers... -
Structural changes in the labor market and the rise of early retirement in Fr...
The rise of early retirement in Europe is typically attributed to the European system of taxes and transfers. A model with an imperfectly competitive labor market allows us to...
