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International Benchmarking in Electricity Distribution : A Comparison of French and German Utilities
Cullmann, Astrid - 2009
Germany, the two largest electricity distribution countries in Europe. We examine the relative performance of 99 French and 77 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013158559
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How Robust are Simulated Employment Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany? : A Comparison of Different Data Sources and Assumptions
Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2009
minimum wage in Germany. We disentangle various factors that explain the variation in previous simulation results. Based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204432
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Can the German minimum wage alleviate poverty and income inequality? Evidence from observed data and simulated counterfactuals
Backhaus, Teresa - 2020
Germany. Although the reductionof income inequality and poverty were emphasized as policy goals of the of minimumwage … introduction, the distributional literature for Germany has focusedon hourly wages and earnings or relied on ex-ante simulations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848958
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Who Bears the Burden of Social Security Contributions in Germany? Evidence from 35 Years of Administrative Data
Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2016
contributions (SSC) in Germany. Following Alvaredo et al. (2016) we exploit kinks in the budget set generated by a drop in the … reforms. Applying the approach to administrative data for West Germany facilitates a comprehensive incidence analysis between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977422
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Employment Effects of a Sectoral Minimum Wage in Germany : Semi-Parametric Estimations from Cross-Sectional Data
Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2010
minimum wage in East Germany was set much higher in relation to the wage distribution. There is heterogeneity hidden in the … negative employment effect for East Germany, its magnitude is substantially larger than previously estimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014190305
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Benefit Duration, Unemployment Duration and Job Match Quality : A Regression-Discontinuity Approach
Caliendo, Marco - 2010
unemployment benefits in Germany, which increases from 12 months to 18 months at the age of 45, to identify the effect of extended …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144461
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Unobserved Heterogeneity and International Benchmarking in Public Transport
Cullmann, Astrid - 2010
We analyze the technical efficiency of German and Swiss urban public transport companies by means of SFA. In transport networks we might face different network structures or complexities, not observed, but influencing the production process. The unobserved factors are typically modeled as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144642
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Social Networks, Job Search Methods and Reservation Wages : Evidence for Germany
Caliendo, Marco - 2010
novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138001