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Real Wages and the Business Cycle in Germany

Marczak, Martyna; Beissinger, Thomas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper establishes stylized facts about the cyclicality of real consumer wages and real producer wages in Germany …

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The Rise and Fall of the "Normalarbeitsverhältnis" in Germany

Pierenkemper, Toni - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

The following paper attempts to trace the construction of the standard employment contract in Germany from the … consolidation of the welfare state, this type of employment was reinforced in Germany in the 20th century and finally developed into … economy’s progress. Its achievements are threatened in many ways: the future will seemingly be determined by increasing work …

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Kurzarbeit: Sinnvoller Konjunkturpuffer oder verlängertes Arbeitslosengeld?

Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Angesichts der gegenwärtigen Rezession hat die Politik in Deutschland die Leistungen der Kurzarbeit ausgeweitet, indem …

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The Minimum Wage in a Deflationary Economy: The Japanese Experience, 1994-2003

Kambayashi, Ryo; Kawaguchi, Daiji; Yamada, Ken - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

minimum wage has affected the wage distribution under unusual circumstances of deflation. The compression of the lower tail of …

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Wealth Shocks and Health Outcomes: Evidence from Stock Market Fluctuations

Schwandt, Hannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Do wealth shocks affect the health of the elderly in developed countries? The economic literature is skeptical about such effects which have so far only been found for poor retirees in poor countries. In this paper I show that wealth shocks also matter for the health of wealthy retirees in the...

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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Flows to the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Heshmati, Almas; Davis, Rhona - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased dramatically in the last two decades. However, the distribution of FDI is highly unequal and the competition among countries to attract foreign investors is fierce. This report investigates the determinants of FDI inflows to developing...

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Learning to Take Risks? The Effect of Education on Risk-Taking in Financial Markets

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Lundborg, Petter; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We investigate whether acquiring more education when young has long-term effects on risk-taking behavior in financial markets and whether the effects spill over to spouses and children. There is substantial evidence that more educated people are more likely to invest in the stock market....

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Does the Size of the Effect of Adverse Events at High Ages on Daily-Life Physical Functioning Depend on the Economic Conditions Around Birth?

Scholte, Robert; den Berg, Gerard J. van; Lindeboom, Maarten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper considers determinants of physical-functional limitations in daily-life activities at high ages. Specifically, we quantify the extent to which the impact of adverse life events on this outcome is larger in case of exposure to adverse economic conditions early in life. Adverse life...

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Unemployment Transitions to Stable and Unstable Jobs Before and During the Crisis

Nagore García, Amparo; van Soest, Arthur - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Using administrative records data from Spanish Social Security, we analyse the pattern and the determinants of individual unemployment benefit spell durations. We compare a period of expansion (2005-2007) and the recent recession (2009-2011), allowing us to determine the impact of the current...

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Why is Old Workers' Labor Market More Volatile? Unemployment Fluctuations over the Life-Cycle

Hairault, Jean-Olivier; Langot, François; Sopraseuth, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Since the last recession, it is usually argued that older workers are less affected by the economic downturn because their unemployment rate rose less than the one of prime-age workers. This view is a myth: older workers are more sensitive to the business cycle. We document volatilities of...

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