Drawing on a large-scale German Linked Employer- Employee data set spanning the time period 1995-2008, this paper provides new evidence on the collective bargaining wage premium in western Germany. By using…
In analyzing the disparities in regional employment growth in Germany, in the recent empirical literature the so called shift-share-regression models are frequently applied. However, these models usually neglect…
Against the background of the current (economic) research which concentrates particularly on individual and structural factors, this paper examines if and to what extent social norms (in terms of attitudes…
In times of demographic ageing and potential skills shortages, employment of older workers becomes an increasingly important topic. During the last centuries, firms in developed countries have actively promoted…
This paper investigates the role of early life adversity and home resources in terms of competence formation and school achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from…
