Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Estimating the Wage Premium of Collective Wage Contracts - Evidence from Longitudinal Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Using a large-scale linked employer–employee dataset from western Germany, this paper presents new evidence on the wage premium of collective bargaining contracts. In contrast to previous studies, we seek to…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-085 // 2015

    Student Employment: Advantage or Handicap for Academic Achievement?

    We estimate the effects of student employment on academic performance. Performance is measured by grades achieved one and a half years after entering university. We use the amount of financial aid students…

  3. ZEWnews English edition // 2015

    11/12 - 2015

    • Top Ten Digital Economies – United States in the Lead, Germany in Mid-Range
    • The University Degree Attainment Indicator is Not Suitable for International Comparison
    • Taxation in the Far East – Why the Asia-Pacific…
  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Measuring the Use of Human Resources Practices and Employee Attitudes: The Linked Personnel Panel

    This paper introduces a new data source available for HRM researchers and personnel economists, the Linked Personnel Panel (LPP). The LPP is a longitudinal and representative employer-employee data set…