We study the usually assumed trade-off between income and leisure in labor supply decisions using comprehensive German panel data. We compare non-employed individuals after plant closures with employed people regarding both income and time use as well as their subjective perceptions of these two...

Arbeitszeitwünsche hängen mehr vom Beschäftigungsstatus als vom Geschlecht ab: Teilzeitbeschäftigte möchten ihre Arbeitszeit zumeist ausdehnen, Vollzeitbeschäftigte eher reduzieren. Das gilt für Frauen wie für Männer. Aktuelle SOEP-Daten zeigen zudem, dass sich Zeitpräferenzen zwischen...

Im Jahr 1999 wurde die sogenannte 'Altersrente für Frauen' für die Jahrgänge ab 1952 abgeschafft. Dadurch erhöhte sich das frühestmögliche Renteneintrittsalter für viele Frauen schlagartig von 60 auf 63 Jahre. In der vorliegenden Studie werden anhand von Daten der deutschen...

Die 'Rente mit 67' ist ein zentraler rentenpolitischer Baustein zur Bewältigung der Folgen des demografischen Wandels. Sie sieht vor, dass das Regelrenteneintrittsalter zwischen 2012 und 2031 von 65 auf 67 Jahre steigt. Allerdings geht diese Strategie nur dann auf, wenn es den Menschen gelingt,...

We apply a structural model of mothers' labor supply and child care choices to evaluate the effects of two childcare reforms in Germany that were introduced simultaneously in August 2013. First, a legal claim to subsidized child care became effective for all children aged one year or older....

This paper shows that increasing the normal retirement age and introducing pension deductions for retirement before normal retirement age in Germany did not prolong employment of older men. The reason for this surprising result is that employers encouraged their employees to use the bridge...

We apply a structural model of mothers’ labor supply and child care choices to evaluate the effects of two childcare reforms in Germany that were introduced simultaneously in August 2013. First, a legal claim to subsidized child care became effective for all children aged one year or older....

This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages...

This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages...