In den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten hat das deutsche Hochschulsystem eine beachtliche Expansion erfahren. Da die Hochschulen in Deutschland überwiegend aus öffentlichen Mitteln finanziert werden, stellt sich die…
To insure policyholders against contemporaneous health expenditure shocks and future reclassification risk, long-term health insurance constitutes an alternative to community-rated short-term contracts with an…
We explore the role of social mobility as a driver of economic development. First, we map the geography of intergenerational mobility of education for 52 Latin American regions, as well as its evolution over…
This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States. Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate their impact on coverage rates,…
Die Zivilgesellschaft hat bei der Bewältigung der Fluchtmigration in den letzten Jahren eine wichtige Rolle gespielt. Diese Kurzexpertise untermauert die Bedeutung von ehrenamtlichem Engagement für die…
Early retirement options are usually targeted at employees at risk of not reaching their regular retirement age in employment. An important at‐risk group comprises employees who have worked in demanding jobs for…
This paper investigates the role of biased health perceptions as a potential driving force ofrisky health behaviors. We define absolute and relative health perception biases, illustratetheir measurement in…
