In this project, panel data are collected on secondary school pupils in the cities Mannheim and Freiburg. The aim is to observe their transitions from lower secondary school into higher secondary education and…
The project investigates the determinants of study choice readiness and the effects of participating in a programme to foster career aspirations at upper secondary school from an economic point of view. While the…
The research project evaluates attitudes companies have and the measures they take with regard to the retention of skilled workers. Based on a qualitative pilot study, two representative surveys are conducted, one…
In this project, we empirically study the causal effects of EU product market integration on wage and employment outcomes in German manufacturing and service industries, with a particular focus on heterogeneous…
The empirical research on Human Resource Management depends highly on the data used. Panel data containing employer and employee perspectives are needed to analyze the causal impact of HRM strategies on firm…
The aim of the project was the organisation and conduct of the inaugural meeting of the scientific area programme "The Economics of Science", issued by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn,…
The project evaluates the impact of family policy and other determinants on the fertility rate. Based on an extensive review of the relevant literature in several disciplines, a behavioural microsimulation model…
The means test in the German system of social and unemployment assistance (“Arbeitslosengeld II”) was recently reformed; currently, several propositions for further changes in the means test are being discussed.…
The project investigated the relationship between education and social progress in Germany in cooperation with the Central Institute for Mental Health, Mannheim and the OECD, Paris. Data from the Mannheim Study of…