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Imposing and testing curvature conditions on a Box-Cox cost function

Koebel, Bertrand M. - 2000

We present a new method for imposing and testing concavity of a cost function using asymptotic least squares, which can easily be implemented even for cost functions which are nonlinear in parameters. We provide an illustration on the basis of a (generalized) Box-Cox cost function with six...

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Public employment agency reform, matching efficiency, and German unemployment

Merkl, Christian; Sauerbier, Timo - 2023

Our paper analyzes the role of public employment agencies in job matching, in particular the effects of the … restructuring of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany (Hartz III labor market reform) for aggregate matching and unemployment … workers reduced unemployed by 0.8 percentage points. Through the lens of an aggregate matching function, more activation is …

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Estimating the density of ethnic minorities and aged people in Berlin : multivariate kernel density estimation applied to sensitive geo-referenced administrative data protected via...

Groß, Marcus; Rendtel, Ulrich; Schmid, Timo; Schmon, … - 2015

Modern systems of official statistics require the timely estimation of area-specific densities of sub-populations. Ideally estimates should be based on precise geo-coded information, which is not available due to confidentiality constraints. One approach for ensuring confidentiality is by...

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Zur wissenschaftlichen Evaluation der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland : ein Überblick

Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2000

Arbeitsmarktpolitik (AAMP) in Deutschland. Das Grundproblem mikroökonomischer Evaluation besteht darin, den Vergleichsmaßstab bei …

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Stand und Perspektiven der Evaluation der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland

Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2002

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Business start-ups by the unemployed - an econometric analysis based on firm data

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1998

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Business start-ups by the unemployed : an econometric analysis based on firm data

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reize, Frank - 1998

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany as promoted by the Work Support Act (so called bridging allowances). In 1994, the services provided were improved considerably, which led to a sharp increase in the number of...

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A note on the calculation of firm-specific and skill-specific labor costs from firm-level data

Kaiser, Ulrich - 2000

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Who is bowling alone? : quantile treatment effects of unemployment on social participation

Kunze, Lars; Suppa, Nicolai - 2020

This article examines heterogeneity in the effect of unemployment on social participation. Whereas existing studies on this relationship essentially estimate mean effects, we use quantile regression methods to provide a broader and more complete picture. To account for the potential endogeneity...

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Wage divergence and unemployment : the impact of insider power and training costs

Muysken, Joan - 2000

The US labour market is characterized by a high skill wage mark-up and low unemployment, while the German labour market has a low skill wage mark-up and a high, mainly unskilled unemployment rate. This paper adds an innovative labour supply explanation to the discussion how these distinct labour...

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