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birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio … East Germany and for the low educated. Using simulated life cycle employment and income profiles, we project gross future …
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There are few studies on occupational choices in Germany, and the second generation occupational choice and mobility is … like Germany occupations also reflect a general socio-economic standing. This paper looks at the patterns of employment in … Germany, analyzes how individual men and women access jobs given their family background, and investigates why men and women …
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for Germany, the largest European immigration country, shows that more than 60% of the migrants are indeed repeat migrants …. The out-migration per year is low, about 10%. Migrants are more likely to leave again early after their arrival in Germany …, and when they have social and familial bonds in the home country, but less likely when they have a job in Germany and …
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circular migration as it is manifested by the frequency of exits of migrants living in Germany, and by the number of years … Germany, the largest European immigration country, are indeed repeat migrants. The findings indicate that immigrants from … and to stay out of Germany for longer. Males exit more frequently than females but do not differ in the time spent out …
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Economically active people are either in gainful employment, are unemployed or self-employed. We are interested in the dynamics of the transitions between these states across the business cycle. It is generally perceived that employment or self-employment are absorbing states. However,...
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, although only among a number of other determinants. For Germany, legal status at entry is important; former refugees and those …
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panel data from Germany. More than 60% of migrants from the guestworker countries are indeed repeat or circular migrants …. Migrants from European Union member countries, those not owning a dwelling in Germany, the younger and the older (excluding the …
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Which role do individual income prospects play in the decision to be an entrepreneur rather than an employee? In a model of occupational choice, higher expected after-tax earnings attract people to self-employment, while more risky net earnings deter risk-averse individuals. In this paper I...
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This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...
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The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...
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