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The sorting of female careers after first birth: A competing risks analysis of maternity leave duration
Arntz, Melanie; Dlugosz, Stephan; Wilke, Ralf A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
A number of contributions have found evidence for motherhood being a critical life event for women's employment careers. This study presents a detailed model for the du- ration of maternity leave in which young mothers can make a transition into a number of states related to employment and...
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Dips and floors in workplace training: Using personnel records to estimate gender differences
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Muehler, Grit - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
evidence on the effect of age and the supervisor's gender on gender differences in workplace training, holding constant various … results show that the gender training gap changes with age. Females obtain less training during the early career, and their … training occurs at higher age. The timing of the gender training gap seems to be driven by diverging career paths associated …
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Gender differences in business success of German start-up firms
Gottschalk, Sandra; Niefert, Michaela - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003572
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Explaining the persisting mathematics test score gap between boys and girls
Sprietsma, Maresa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
significantly reduce the gender test score gap. A remaining gap of 14% of a standard deviation in test scores is unexplained. …
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Women on the board and executive duration: Evidence for European listed firms
Buchwald, Achim; Hottenrott, Hanna - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2015
diversity suggests positive effects of gender diverse boards on corporate governance and even firm performance. The mechanism …
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The use of flexible working contracts in West Germany: evidence from an establishment panel
Boockmann, Bernhard; Hagen, Tobias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2001
This paper investigates under which conditions firms use fixed-term contracts, subcontracted and freelance work. Using a probit model which accounts for unobserved heterogeneity, we find that positive changes in expected or actual turnover are associated with a higher probability of employing...
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Corporate taxation and the quality of research and development
Ernst, Christof; Richter, Katharina; Riedel, Nadine - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
This paper examines the impact of tax incentives on corporate research and development (R&D) activity. Traditionally, R&D tax incentives have been provided in the form of special tax allowances and tax credits. In recent years, several countries moreover reduced their income tax rates on R&D...
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Law enforcement and criminality: Europe vs. USA
Demougin, Dominique M.; Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999
We use a stylized model to show that, if transfers to the poor are founded on a security argument, there is a negative trade-o¤ between law enforcement expenditures and criminality. In contrast, if transfers are based on altruism, the correlation between the same variables may appear positive....
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Vertical income tax externalities and fiscal interdependence: evidence from the US
Esteller-Moré, Álex; Solé-Ollé, Albert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999
Concurrent taxation is a feature of many federal systems. As a consequence of this fact, the tax policy of one level of government affects the tax base of the other. This paper carries out a theoretical analysis of the interdependent tax-setting decisions of federal and regional governments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098201
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The impact of the provision of public infrastructures on regional economic development in Germany
Seitz, Helmut; Licht, Georg - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1993
The present paper presents an analysis of the impact of public infrastructure capital on regional economic developments in Germany. After presenting some descriptive statistical data on the economies of the 11 regions in (West) Germany a simple theoretical model of a cost-minimizing firm is...
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