Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    The Anatomy of U.S. Sick Leave Schemes: Evidence from Public School Teachers

    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…

  2. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    Local Labour Market Resilience: The Role of Digitalisation and Working from Home

    This article shows that digital capital and working from home were essential for the resilience of local labour markets in the context of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany. Employment responses differed widely…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2025

    Inequality of opportunity and intergenerational persistence in Latin America

    How strong is the transmission of socio-economic status across generations in Latin America? To answer this question, we first review the empirical literature on intergenerational mobility and inequality of…