the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity leave coverage. Effect heterogeneity is assessed by estimating ex …

It is commonplace in the debate on Germany’s labor market problems to argue that high unemployment and low wage … with comparable attributes. In the conventional neoclassical point of view, wages are determined by the marginal product of … the workers. Accordingly, increases in union minimum wages result in a decline of residual wage dispersion and higher …

This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment … groups and between those of different age, taking account of the endogeneity of wages and employment. Compared to estimates …

structure in Germany. Motivated by search theory, we use the data to explore descriptively labor market transitions and features … relationship exists between wages and labor market transitions as predicted by search theory. However, the noticeable share of wage …

occupational mobility. We use longitudinal data for young workers with apprenticeship training in West Germany. Workers make …

periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment durations and post{unemployment earnings in West Germany. For … unemployment wages. A high wage replacement rate in the low wage sector seem to considerably elongate the duration of unemployment … and it is associated with higher post unemployment wages. …

the wage effects of mobility among graduates from apprenticeship in Germany. Our instrumental variables approach exploits …