Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences

    The same dataset can be analysed in different justifiable ways to answer the same research question, potentially challenging the robustness of empirical science1–3. In this crowd initiative, we investigated the…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2025

    Creative Financing and Public Moral Hazard: Evidence from Medicaid and the Nursing Home Industry

    This paper studies the misallocation of Medicaid funds, its consequences for reimbursement rates, the quantity, and the quality of care provided. Combining two decades of administrative, audit, and survey data…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2025

    Intergenerational mobility in Latin America: The multiple facets of social status and the role of mothers

    We assess intergenerational mobility in terms of education and income rank in five Latin American countries—Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama—by accounting for the education and occupation of both…