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The Importance of Two-Sided Heterogeneity for the Cyclicality of Labour Market Dynamics

Bachmann, Ronald; David, Peggy - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

Using two data sets derived from German administrative data, including a linked employer-employee data set, we investigate the cyclicality of worker and job flows.The analysis stresses the importance of two-sided labour market heterogeneity in this context, taking into account both observed and...

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Nickel and Dimed German Style: The Working Poor in Germany

Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

Using data from the German SOEP, this paper analyses whether there have been (a) any significant changes in poverty rates and poverty intensities before and after the Hartz IV reforms and (b) whether there have been observable changes in the effect of employment in reducing the threat or...

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Gerontocracy in Motion? – European Cross-Country Evidence on the Labor Market Consequences of Population Ageing

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2004

Taking a European cross-country perspective, this paper addresses the most important issues in the nexus of population ageing and labor markets.We start from a descriptive overview of the demographic change currently shaping European societies.The subsequent section intensively discusses the...

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The Intensive and Extensive Margin of European Labour Supply

Kröger, Hanna; Schaffner, Sandra - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2011

Labour supply is determined by two factors: the participation of workers in the labour market (extensive margin), and the number of hours supplied by those working (intensive margin). Based on the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), we analyse which margin is more decisive in...

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Women's Fertility and Employment Decisions under Two Political Systems - Comparing East and West Germany before Reunification

Bredtmann, Julia; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

Over the last decades fertility rates have decreased in most developed countries, while female labour force participation has increased strongly over the same time period. To shed light on the relationship between women's fertility and employment decisions, we analyse their transitions to the...

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Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments

Bauer, Thomas; Bender, Stefan; Bonin, Holger - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2004

Based on a large employer-employee matched data set, the paper investigates the effects of variable enforcement of German dismissal protection legislation on the employment dynamics in small establishments. Specifically, using a difference-in-differences approach, we study the effect of changes...

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The Impact of Cohort Size and Local Labor Market Conditions on Human Capital Accumulation in Europe

Middendorf, Torge - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2007

analyzes the impact of birth cohort size as well as unemployment on educational attainment in Europe using the European … Community Household Panel. Estimation results suggest that neither the size of the birth cohort nor the local unemployment rate …

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International Trade and Worker Turnover – Empirical Evidence for Germany

Baumgarten, Daniel - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2010

Using a linked employer-employee data set for Germany, this paper studies how worker turnover is related to establishments‘ international trade involvement. The descriptive analysis shows that trading establishments have lower worker turnover rates than non-traders, suggesting a higher degree...

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Labor Force Status Dynamics in the German Labor Market - Individual Heterogeneity and Cyclical Sensitivity

Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; Schmidt, Christoph M. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

between the three core labor force states, employment, unemployment, and inactivity. The dynamics of these transitions depend …The aggregate average unemployment rate in a given country is essentially the result of individual workers' transitions … unemployment rates is more sensitive to cyclical behavior for certain demographic groups, specifically unskilled and young workers …

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Heterogeneity in the Cyclical Sensitivity of Job-to-Job Flows

Schaffner, Sandra - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

Although the cyclical aspects of worker reallocation are investigated in numerous studies, only scarce empirical evidence exists for Germany. Kluve, Schaffner, and Schmidt (2009) emphasize the heterogeneity of cyclical influences for different subgroups of workers, defined by age, gender and...

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