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In the 1990s overtime incidence in Great Britain and West Germany is quite similar, while the average amount of hours … of overtime for full-time male workers with overtime in Great Britain is roughly twice those in Germany for all years. We … time. In Germany, we observe a remarkable decrease in the share of workers who work paid overtime and a significant …
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This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first examine the impact of manifested risk aversion on the total number of distinct assets held in a portfolio (naive diversification). The second part of the paper focuses on a more...
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I examine the determinants of inter-state migration of adults within western Germany, using the German Socio …
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Using micro-level panel data of about 35,000 firms from the German Cost Structure Census, we analyze the differences of technical efficiency across industries. Technical efficiency is estimated by firms? fixed effects. One striking result is that the distribution of technical efficiency across...
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A transformation of what had become a universal 40 hour standard work week in Germany began in 1985 with reductions …
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In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion can affect the decision to join a trade union. Furthermore, a shift in risk attitudes can alter collective bargaining outcomes. Using German panel data (GSOEP) and three novel...
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search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical …
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novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …
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formation: industry, location and change over time. The data is for West Germany and covers the 1983-97 period. Our analysis …
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