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Minimum wages in concentrated labor markets

Popp, Martin - 2021

Economists increasingly refer to monopsony power to reconcile the absence of negativeemployment effects of minimum wages with theory. However, systematic evidence for themonopsony argument is scarce. In this paper, I perform a comprehensive test of monop-sony theory by using labor market...

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Employment effects of payroll tax subsidies

Collischon, Matthias; Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2020

This paper exploits several reforms of wage subsidies in the framework of the German Minijob program to investigate substitution and complementarity relationships between subsidized and non-subsidized labor demand. We apply an instrumental variables approach and use administrative data on German...

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The causal effect of partial retirement on older workers' labor force participation

Schrader, Rebecca - 2021

In this study, I investigate the effect of partial retirement at the firm level on older workers' labor participation. Thereby, I contribute to the controversial debate about the effects of partial retirement. Using detailed administrative employer-employee data from Germany, I exploit the...

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Task trade and the employment pattern : the offshoring and onshoring of Brazilian firms

Ehrl, Philipp - 2014

This paper studies the effect of an expansion of imported intermediate inputs on establishments' average task intensities and employment size in a middle-income country. I use confidential matched employer-employee data and information on trade transactions for the universe of Brazilian firms....

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Labor market effects of early retirement reforms

Riphahn, Regina T.; Schrader, Rebecca - 2020

We study causal effects of two early retirement reforms. Reform 1 (NRA) increased normal retirement age stepwise from … 60 to 63. Simultaneously, it became possible to use early retirement with benefit discounts. Reform 2 (ERA) increased the … with low pension wealth and those who were affected immediately by the reform responded more strongly. …

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Skills, tasks and the scarcity of talent in a global economy

Koch, Michael - 2014

The scarcity of talent is a tremendous challenge for firms in the globalized world. This paper investigates the role of labor market imperfection in open economies for the usage of talent in the production process of firms. For this purpose, I set up a heterogeneous firms model, where production...

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Schwellenwerte im Arbeitsrecht : höhere Transparenz und Effizienz durch Vereinheitlichung

Bösel, Lena; Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - 2007

Viele Regelungen im deutschen Arbeitsrecht gelten nur für Betriebe ab einer bestimmten Größe, wobei derartige Schwellen meist anhand der Beschäftigtenzahl bestimmt werden. Die bestehenden 160 Schwellenwerte sind komplex und inkonsistent definiert, was ihre Beachtung durch die Firmen...

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Capital stock approximation using firm level panel data : a modified perpetual inventory approach

Müller, Steffen - 2008

Many recent studies exploring conditional factor demand or factor substitution issues use firm level panel data. A considerable number of establishment panels contains no direct information on the capital input, necessary for production or cost function estimation. Incorrect measurement of...

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Public child care and mothers' career trajectories

Huber, Katrin; Rolvering, Geske - 2023

We study the impact of public child care on mothers' career trajectories, focusing on qualitative dimensions of career choices. Using an event study approach, we find that child care helps mothers to return to the labor market more quickly and that this effect is mainly due to an increase in...

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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment

Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023 - This version: April 3, 2023

We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...

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