Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2019

    The Effect of Early Childhood Education and Care Services on the Social Integration of Refugee Families

    Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2019

    The Long(er)‐Term Impacts of Chile Solidario on Human Capital and Labor Income

    This paper examines Chile Solidario, a social protection programme that provides poor households in Chile with preferential access to a conditional cash transfer programme designed to facilitate investments in…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-034 // 2019

    Restrictions of Fixed Term Employment Contracts: Evidence from a German Reform

    This paper examines the impact of legal restrictions on fixed-term contracts on employment, wages and the careers of labour market entrants. Specifically, I analyse a 2001 German reform that made it more…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-029 // 2019

    The 2011 Break in the Part-Time Indicator and the Evolution of Wage Inequality in Germany

    German social security records involve an indicator for part-time or full-time work. In 2011, the reporting procedure was changed suggesting that a fraction of worker recorded to be working full-time before the…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2019

    The impact of Technological innovation on the Future of Work

    New digital technologies more and more diffuse into the economy. Due to this digitisation, machines become increasingly able to perform tasks that previously only humans could to. Production processes and…

  6. Expertises // 2019

    Reallabor Asylsuchende in der Rhein-Neckar-Region 2016-2019 - Analysen und Handlungsempfehlungen

    Im Rahmen der Asylmigration sind in den letzten Jahren Menschen aus unterschiedlichsten Gründen nach Deutschland gekommen. Deutschland steht vor der Aufgabe, die Geflüchteten unterzubringen und ihnen neue…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2019

    The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany

    This study analyses the selection of a sample of 203 young male asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries that recently arrived in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers in…