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Gender differences in labor supply to monopsonistic firms : an empirical analysis using linked employer-employee data from Germany
Hirsch, Boris (contributor); Schank, Thorsten (contributor);  … - 2006
model of new monopsony. Using methods of survival analysis and a linked employer-employee dataset for Germany, we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003394902
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Is there monopsonistic discrimination against immigrants? : first evidence from linked employer-employee data
Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J. - 2012
dynamic monopsony framework. Applying duration models to a large administrative employer–employee data set for Germany, we … ; discrimination ; Germany … administrativen Firmen-Beschäftigten-Datensatzes für Deutschland finden wir, dass Immigranten eine geringere Arbeitsangebotselasti …
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Couple's Relative Labor Supply in Intermarriage
Nottmeyer, Olga - 2011
In this paper the hypothesis that partnerships between immigrants and natives are less specialized - in the sense that spouses provide similar working hours per weekday - than those between immigrants is tested. The empirical analysis relies on panel data using a two-limit random effects tobit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128221
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Empirical Welfare Analysis in Random Utility Models of Labour Supply
Decoster, André - 2010
comparison, more explicit. On the basis of microdata from the Socio Economic Panel (SOEP) for married couples in Germany, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136035
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Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform
Haan, Peter - 2011
public pension system. We calculate that, in the case of Germany, the fiscal consequences of the 6.4 year increase in age 65 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122108
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The Employment of Mothers : Recent Developments and Their Determinants in East and West Germany
Broadway, Barbara - 2011
. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123915
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Minimum Wages and Female Labor Supply in Germany
Bredemeier, Christian - 2012
In Germany, there is a vivid political debate on introducing a general statutory minimum wage. In this paper, we study … ambiguous reactions. An empirical analysis for Germany shows that minimum wages would affect total labor supply only weakly. Yet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099407
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Working Time Preferences, Hours Mismatch and Well-Being of Couples : Are There Spillovers?
Wunder, Christoph - 2012
We analyze how well-being is related to working time preferences and hours mismatch. Self-reported measures of life satisfaction are used as an empirical approximation of true wellbeing. Our results indicate that well-being is generally lower among workers with working time mismatch....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099785
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Is There Monopsonistic Discrimination Against Immigrants? First Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Hirsch, Boris - 2012
dynamic monopsony framework. Applying duration models to a large administrative employer-employee data set for Germany, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107697
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Taxing Childcare : Effects on Family Labor Supply and Children
Gathmann, Christina - 2012
Previous studies report a wide range of estimates for how female labor supply responds to childcare prices. We shed new light on this question using a reform that raised the prices of public daycare. Parents respond by reducing public daycare and increasing childcare at home. Parents also reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108224