Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-080 // 2013

    Active Owners and the Failure of Newly Adopted Works Councils

    Using representative data from the IAB Establishment Panel, we show that employees in establishments with active owners are less likely to introduce a works council. Moreover, we show that, in case of an…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-074 // 2013

    Die Arbeitsmarktanalyse in der wirtschaftspolitischen Beratung des Sachverständigenrates

    This paper overviews labor market analyses presented in the annual reports of the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE). During the previous decades this topic has taken center stage due to the high and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-057 // 2013

    Regional Age Structure, Human Capital and Innovation - Is Demographic Ageing Increasing Regional Disparities?

    Demographic ageing has increasingly become one of the most pressing challenges that industrialized economies are facing in the 21st century. In particular, this trend has raised the concern that an ageing…