According to school entry regulations in most countries, the composition of school entrance cohorts is determined by a fixed cutoff date. This procedure creates inter-cohort differences in age and development…
The fact that women generally earn less than men has stimulated much discussion in industrialized countries since the 1970th. Therefore, the level as well as the sources of the gender wage gap are in the focus…
This study examines to which extent the quality of mother-child interaction during infancy can predict cognitive (IQ) and noncognitive skills (persistence) until pre-school age using data from the Mannheim Study…
Germany has made extensive reforms in its tertiary education system since 1999 as part of the European Bologna process. The traditional tertiary academic degree programs are being replaced by internationally…
What is the optimal degree of income tax progressivity when both labour supply and wages are endogenous, and households are heterogeneous in several dimensions? This question is answered using a numerical…
