Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-36 // 2001

    Wage Rigidities in Western Germany?

    This paper investigates whether and in what sense the west German wage structure has been ‘rigid’ in the 1990s. To test the hypothesis that a rigid wage structure has been responsible for rising low-skilled…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-47 // 2001

    The Gender Gap in Labor Market Participation and Employment: A Cohort Analysis for West Germany

    Labor market participation rates of West German females hav risen during the last decades,whereas participation rates of males hav declined or remained stable. Nevertheless,differences in aggregate gender…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2001

    Loosening Hours Constraints on the Supply of Labor. What if Germans Had a Dutch Labor Market?

    Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people are able to realize their desired working hours. However, this back-of-the-envelope calculation overestimates the effect of loosening hours…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2001

    Modellversuch: Einstiegsgeld in Baden-Württemberg