Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2002

    Lower Wage Rates for Lesser Hours ? A simultaneous wage-hours model for Germany.

    This paper analyzes the impact of working hours on gross hourly wage rates of West German women by using a simultaneous wage-hours model which fully accounts for labor supply effects. The wage-hours profiles are…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-39 // 2002

    Taxation and Unemployment: An Applied General Equilibrium Approach for Germany

    This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market institutions in an otherwise standard general equilibrium framework. There are sectoral wage…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-34 // 2002

    Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics in Poland: Family Background and Children’s Educational Attainment During Transition

    In this paper, we analyse the intergenerational transmission of poverty from Polish parents to their children through children´s educational attainment during the transition process of the 1990s. The…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-12 // 2002

    Family Background, Cohort and Education - A French-German Comparison

    This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany, relying on a theoretical model imbedded in the human capital theory. In a second step, the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-06 // 2002

    A Model of Educational Attainment Application to the German Case

    This paper aims at formulating a theoretical model of educational attainment which is directly implementable empirically. The conceptual frame-work relies on the human capital theory, where individuals weigh the…