Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // forthcoming

    Regression Discontinuity Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Minimum Legal E-Cigarette Purchasing Age

    Increases in youth vaping rates and concerns of a new generation of nicotine addicts recently prompted an increase in the federal minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes,…

  2. 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…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // forthcoming

    Short and Long-Run Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in Latin America

    We simulate the short- and long-term distributional consequences of COVID-19 in the four largest Latin American economies: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. We show that the short-term impact on income…

  4. ZEW policy brief Nr. 23-05 // 2023

    Tailoring Migration Policies to Address Labour Shortages

    Labour markets in the European Union are increasingly facing labour shortages. This ZEW Policy Brief argues that immigration from third countries should be increased to alleviate bottlenecks in the supply of…

  5. ZEW policy brief Nr. 23-03 // 2023

    Aufnahme von Geflüchteten schafft neue Jobs

    In den Jahren 2015 und 2016 wurden rund 1,3 Millionen Geflüchtete in Deutschland untergebracht und versorgt. Die Unterbringung nutzte nicht nur den Geflüchteten selbst, sondern auch den Regionen, die sie…

  6. #ZEWPodcast // 2023

    Dr. Guido Neidhöfer: Welche Bedeutung hat Chancengleichheit für Wirtschaftswachstum?

    Chancengleichheit ist ein wichtiger Faktor für die Stabilität von Demokratien. Aber auch der wirtschaftliche Wohlstand einer Gesellschaft wird von gerechten Chancen für alle darin lebenden Menschen beeinflusst.…

  7. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2023

    How Do Low-Income Enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Respond to Cost Sharing?

    The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to offer cost sharing reductions (CSRs) to low-income consumers on the Marketplaces. We link 2013-2015 All-Payer Claims Data to 2004-2013 administrative hospital…

  8. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2023

    Are the Supporters of Socialism the Losers of Capitalism? Conformism in East Germany and Transition Success

    The empirical literature is inconclusive about whether a country's democratization has a long-lasting impact on former supporters or opponents of the bygone regime. With newly available individual-level data of…