Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Demographic Change and Regional Labour Markets

    Like many other countries, Germany has experienced rapid population and workforce ageing, yet with substantial variation across regions. In this paper we first use this spatial variation between 1975 and 2014 to…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity in Germany: A Machine Learning Approach

    We show that measures of inequality of opportunity (IOP) fully consistent with Roemer (1998)'s IOP theory can be straightforwardly estimated by adopting a machine learning approach, and apply our novel method to…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2020

    Sick Leave and Medical Leave in the United States: A Categorization and Recent Trends

    This chapter reviews and discusses recent trends of access to paid leave in the United States. Although we also categorize and discuss other programs for health-related work absences (such as medical leave or…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-084 // 2020

    Returns to Higher Education and Dropouts: A Double Machine Learning Approach

    This paper provides estimates of the short-term individual returns to Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the effects of attending HE on the labour market outcomes for dropouts. Results show…