A substantial body of evidence documents misperceptions among natives regarding the number of migrants and their integration. Using two experimental studies, we show that these misperceptions are…
The rapid evolution of technology is reshaping labour markets by altering skill demands and job profiles. This paper introduces a novel skill-based measure of occupational technology intensity – the occupational…
In 2001, Germany abolished public occupational disability insurance (ODI)—the second tier of its public DI system—for cohorts born after 1960. Using administrative data, we first document that, in the long run,…
We study how public school teachers use paid sick leave. Most U.S. sick leave schemes operate as individualized credit accounts – paid leave is earned and unused leave accumulates, producing an employee-specific…
Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings
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2026
Die Akademisierung seit der Jahrtausendwende hat Fachkräfteengpässe in akademischen Berufen verringert. Mehr akademisch gebildete Fachkräfte könnten aber die Löhne senken. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob sich ein…
The circumstances into which individuals are born can place fundamental constraints on their future economic opportunities, leading to a mismatch between talent, education and occupation. One major determinant…