The rapid evolution of technology is reshaping labour markets by altering skill demands and job profiles. This paper introduces a novel skill-based measure of occupational technology intensity – the occupational…
In 2001, Germany abolished public occupational disability insurance (ODI)—the second tier of its public DI system—for cohorts born after 1960. Using administrative data, we first document that, in the long run,…
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…
Die Akademisierung seit der Jahrtausendwende hat Fachkräfteengpässe in akademischen Berufen verringert. Mehr akademisch gebildete Fachkräfte könnten aber die Löhne senken. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob sich ein…
The circumstances into which individuals are born can place fundamental constraints on their future economic opportunities, leading to a mismatch between talent, education and occupation. One major determinant…
Many countries limit how long a worker may be kept on a temporary contract, yet little is known about how firms and workers respond when this maximum duration is tightened. Does a shorter cap simply displace…
We revisit the employer size wage effect (ESWE)—arguably the most basic and influential departure from the law of one price for labor. Our main result is that this canonical fact disappears completely across…
This article examines the economics of paid sick leave from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Research on paid sick leave has evolved dynamically over the last decade, primarily driven by the spread…