Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-001 // 2015

    Individual Determinants of Inventor Productivity: Report and Preliminary Results with Evidence from Linked Human Capital and Patent Data

    This report offers new insights into the drivers of inventor productivity at the individual level. It includes well-known drivers, such as inventor age and education, and controls for inventor team size, and…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2015

    The Effects of the introduction of Bachelor Degrees on College Enrollment and Drop-out Rates

    We estimate the short-run effects of the introduction of the Bachelor degree system in Germany, a change in degree regulations such that students need less time to earn a first degree, on college enrollment and…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Should Welfare Administration be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment

    The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies…