German time use data for 2001/02 are used to assess the impact of workplace characteristics on the private life of couples. The major aim is to solve the endogeneity resulting from individual preferences for work and leisure to identify the pure effects of the workplace independent from other...

While social relationships play an important role for individuals to cope with missing market institutions, they also limit individuals' range of trading partners. This paper aims at understanding the determinants of trust at various social distances when information asymmetries are present....

SFB 649 Discussion Paper 2008-032 Against All Odds? National Sentiment and Wagering on European Football Sebastian Braun* Michael Kvasnicka** * Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany ** RWI Essen, Germany This research was supported by the Deutsche...

SFB 649 Discussion Paper 2005-032 Working Time as an Investment? – The Effects of Unpaid Overtime on Wages, Promotions and Layoffs Silke Anger* * Department of Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany This research was supported by the Deutsche...

SFB 649 Discussion Paper 2005-045 Labour Market Dynamics in Germany: Hirings, Separations, and Job-to-Job Transitions over the Business Cycle Ronald Bachmann* * Department of Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany This research was supported by...

SFB 649 Discussion Paper 2005-048 Zeitarbeit in Deutschland: Trends und Perspektiven Michael C. Burda* Michael Kvasnicka* * Institut für Wirtschaftstheorie II, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany This research was...

SFB 649 Discussion Paper 2006-018 The Bologna Process: How student mobility affects multi-cultural skills and educational quality Lydia Mechtenberg* Roland Strausz** * Technische Universität Berlin, Germany ** Freie Universität Berlin, Germany This research...