between preferences and wages is key. To overcome this restriction, we propose a flexible estimation strategy that nests … elasticities derived from microeconometric models can also be explained by modeling assumptions with respect to wages. Specifically … very sensitive to the treatment of wages. In particular, the often-made but highly restrictive independence assumption …

Germany as cases for comparative analysis allows for a test of common factors in different contexts of economic conditions and …

issues empirically using the socio-economic panel data for Germany between 1997 and 2007. Endogeneity of commuting distance …

of labour supply. Contrary to the standard practice of using reference preferences and wages, these measures preserve … comparison, more explicit. On the basis of microdata from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) for married couples in Germany, we …

von Schulkindern in Deutschland ähnliche Effekte erzielen kann wie die vielfach diskutierte und anlysierte Wirkung der …

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature … individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we confirm that this relationship exists for Germany as well. More …-specific drinking behavior and wages. In our analysis, we disentangle the general wage effect of drinking into diverse effects for …

) 1984-2006. Our preferred point estimate indicates an intergenerational earnings elasticity of 1/3 . …

earnings for Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we employ scores from an ultra-short IQ-test and a …' wages only. Findings for personality traits are more heterogeneous. There however is a robust wage penalty for an external …

This paper uses panel data from the UK (BHPS) and Germany (GSOEP) to investigate the wage effect of entering the labour … results for Germany, verify the existence of a wage penalty for entering the labour market with a temporary contract. This … permanent job, while no such difference emerges in Germany. However, this initial unexplained wage inequality decreases faster …