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Bounds Analysis of Competing Risks : A Nonparametric Evaluation of the Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Migration in Germany
Arntz, Melanie; Lo, Simon; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2008
migration of unemployed workers in Germany. Our findings weakly indicate that reducing the entitlement length for unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014224619
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Application of a Simple Nonparametric Conditional Quantile Function Estimator in Unemployment Duration Analysis
Wichert, Laura; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2008
We consider an extension of conventional univariate Kaplan-Meier type estimators for the hazard rate and the survivor function to multivariate censored data with a censored random regressor. It is an Akritas (1994) type estimator which adapts the nonparametric conditional hazard rate estimator...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014061563
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Censored Quantile Regressions and the Length of Unemployment Periods in West Germany
Lüdemann, Elke; Wilke, Ralf A.; Zhang, Xuan - 2008
duration in West Germany using censored quantile regressions. We analyze unemployment periods of more than 91,000 observations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014069964
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Semiparametric Estimation of Consumption Based Equivalence Scales - the Case of Germany
Wilke, Ralf A. - 2008
Income and Consumption Survey (EVS) carried out in Germany. In this model the equivalence scales are identified by virtue of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014070460
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Unemployment Durations in West Germany Before and after the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System During the 1980s
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2008
This paper empirically analyzes the distribution of unemployment durations in West Germany before and after the changes … Germany. We introduce two proxies for unemployment, since the data do not involve a precise economic definition of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014071460
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Reform of Unemployment Compensation in Germany : A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis Using Register Data
Lee, Sokbae; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2008
duration of unemployment. Empirical results for the reform of the unemployment compensation system in Germany during the 1980s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065309