Die Übergangsquoten von Studienberechtigten ins Studium variieren erheblich zwischen den 16 Bundesländern: Während in Bayern etwa 80 Prozent der berechtigten SchulabgängerInnen ein Studium aufnehmen, sind es in Nordrhein-Westfalen nur rund 60 Prozent. Im vorliegenden Bericht untersuchen wir,...

In this paper we discuss determinants of firm survival and growth in Germany within its pre-1989 boundaries. We develop our central hypotheses on the basis of a simple theoretical model describing the self-selection of heterogeneous entrepreneurs into particular legal forms, and the implications...

Unemployment duration data derived from retrospective surveys often show an abnormal concentration of responses at certain durations. This common kind of measurement error is known as "heaping" in the statistical literature. Although heaping effects may lead to severe biases in estimated...

This paper analyses the developments in the returns to education in West Germany for the period from 1984 to 1997. Based on simple Mincer-type wage equations, we estimate a return of about 8% for men and 10% for women, and these returns have remained remarkably stable over the period. On the...