Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-067 // 2008

    Self-Productivity and Complementarities in Human Development: Evidence from MARS

    This paper investigates the role of self-productivity and home resources in capability formation from infancy to adolescence. In addition, we study the complementarities between basic cognitive, motor and…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2008

    Assessing Intergenerational Earnings Persistence Among German Workers

    In this study we assess the relationship between father and son earnings among (West) German Workers. To reduce the lifecycle and attenuation bias a novel sampling procedure is developed and applied to the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-062 // 2008

    Explaining the Employability Gap of Short-term and Long-term Unemployed Persons

    This paper analyzes the determinants of employability differences between short-term and long-term unemployed persons. Knowing these differences could help to address active labor market policy programs more…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-057 // 2008

    Unemployment Persistence: Is There Evidence for Stigma Effects?

    We present evidence for a highly significant interaction between state dependence in individual unemployment risk and the business cycle. The disadvantage from having been unemployed in the previous period is…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-056 // 2008

    Wirkung und Effizienz von Strafrecht: "Was geht?" - bei jungen Gewalttätern?

    Based on a theoretical framework on custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering…

  6. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 89 // 2008

    Grenzsteuern, Arbeitsangebot und Wirtschaftswachstum

    Die Abgabenlast, die der Staat in Form von Steuern und Sozialabgaben seinen Bürgern aufbürdet, ist mit hohen Effizienzverlusten verbunden. Die daraus resultierenden Wachstums- und Beschäftigungsverluste werden…