Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    When the Minimum Wage Really Bites Hard: The Negative Spillover Effect on High-Skilled Workers

    Minimum wage levels are rising around the globe. To shed more light on the possible unintended side effects of higher wage floors, we study the impact of a minimum wage introduction on wages and employment in a…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Money Also Is Sunny in a Retiree’s World

    This paper assesses the impact of financial incentives on working after retirement. The empirical analysis is based on a large administrative individual career data set that includes information about 2% of all…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    SSCS, Berlin 2021 Declaration on the Future of Science Communication

    Science communication for action and engagement – a proposal developed by the participants of the International Summer School “Communicating Science” 2021 in Berlin. This document was developed in five days by…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-104 // 2021

    Heterogeneous Responses to School Track Choice: Evidence From the Repeal of Binding Track Recommendations

    This paper studies heterogeneity in schooling decisions by socio-economic status (SES) in response to a repeal of achievement-based admissions requirements (i.e. binding track recommendations) in Germany's…