Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // forthcoming

    Birth Cohort Size Variation and the Estimation of Class Size Effects

    We show that in school systems with grade retention or redshirting birth cohort size is negatively related to the grade-level share of students who are too old for their grade. This compositional effect gives…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-005 // 2024

    De-routinization in the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Firm-Level Evidence

    This paper examines the extent to which aggregate-level de-routinization can be attributed to firm-level technology adoption during the most recent technological expansion. We use administrative data and a novel…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-004 // 2024

    Intergenerational Mobility of Education in Europe: Geographical Patterns, Cohort-Linked Measures, and the Innovation Nexus

    We estimate intergenerational mobility of education for people born 1940-1999 at the subnational level for 40 European countries. The result is a panel of mobility indices for 105 mesoregions (NUTS1), and 215…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Do Refugees Impact Crime? Causal Evidence from Large-Scale Refugee Immigration to Germany

    Does large-scale refugee immigration affect crime rates in receiving countries? We address this question based on the large and unexpected refugee inflow to Germany that peaked in 2015–2016. Arriving refugees…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Patient Versus Provider Incentives in Long Term Care

    How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing home stays yields three main insights. First, Medicaid-covered residents prolong their stays…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-068 // 2023

    High-Profile Crime and Perceived Public Safety: Evidence From Cologne’s New Year’s Eve in 2015

    This study analyses the impact of a high-profile crime event on perceived public safety. At the 2015 New Year's Eve celebrations in Cologne (NYE), Germany, refugees allegedly committed over a thousand crimes,…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-055 // 2023

    Patient Versus Provider Incentives in Long-Term Care

    How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing home stays yields three main insights. First, Medicaid-covered residents prolong their stays…

  8. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2023

    Do outside options drive wage inequalities in retained jobs? Evidence from a natural experiment

    We provide evidence that suggests that a reduction in outside wage options reduces wage increases in retained jobs. We use the natural experiment of a reform that reduced outside wage options for employees in…