Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 25-023 // 2025

    Sorting, Status, and Shadow Education: How Track Placement Shapes Parental Investment

    Educational tracking—separating students into tracks or schools by ability — is commonplace, but access and preferences for top programs often depend on socioeconomic status (SES), reinforcing inequality. We…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 25-022 // 2025

    The Long-Run Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers: The Case of Bolsa Familia in Brazil

    Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) have become a key antipoverty policy in Latin America in the last 25 years. The ultimate goal of this kind of programs is to break the intergenerational transmission of poverty…

  3. ZEW Monthly // 2025

    04/2025 – Digitalisierte Arbeitswelt

    Die digitale Transformation eröffnet neue Wege, wie wir arbeiten, zusammenwirken und gestalten – ob im Homeoffice, durch KI-gestützte Prozesse oder in virtuellen Teams. Dies bietet Chancen für mehr Flexibilität…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 25-005 // 2025

    Organized Labor Versus Robots? Evidence From Microdata

    New technologies drive productivity growth, yet the distribution of gains may be unequal. We study how labor market institutions – specifically shop-floor worker representation – mediate the impact of…