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Using a unique dataset of German members of parliament (MPs) this paper analyzes the politicians’ wage gap (PWG). After controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for election probabilities and campaigning costs, we find a positive income premium for MPs which is...
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This paper deals with the impact of electoral competition on politicians' outside earnings. We propose a simple theoretical model with politicians facing a tradeoff between allocating their time to political effort or to an alternative use generating outside earnings. The model has a testable...
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Geringqualifizierte haben in Deutschland ein weitaus höheres Risiko arbeitslos zu werden als Fachkräfte. Kann ein subventionierter Niedriglohnsektor - wie er derzeit im Bündnis für Arbeit diskutiert wird - zur Lösung ihres Arbeitsplatzproblems beitragen? In welchem Umfang werden...
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