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Transferability of human capital and immigrant assimilation : an analysis for Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Kramer, Anica - 2014
capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that … signifiantly lower returns than human capital obtained in Germany. We further find evidence for heterogeneity in the returns to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380588
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Sibling rivalry in educational attainment : the German case
Bauer, Thomas K.; Gang, Ira N. - 2000
results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001528538
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Immigrant labor and workplace safety
Bauer, Thomas K.; Million, Andreas; Rotte, Ralph; … - 1998
determinants of workplace accidents using a firm data set for Germany. Given the tight system of public workplace safety regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000995785
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Employment effects of payroll taxes : an empirical test for Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Riphahn, Regina T. - 1998
This study tests to what degree the incidence of payroll taxes in Germany is on employment and whether in consequence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000995820
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Occupational mobility of ethnic migrants
Bauer, Thomas K.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999
This paper studies occupational mobility of ethnic German migrants who have entered Germany since 1984. The empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001408887
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Overtime work and overtime compensation in Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999
major problems. Using Germany as a case study, it is shown that the group of workers with the highest risks of becoming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001402343
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Educational mismatch and wages in Germany
Bauer, Thomas K. - 1999
This paper contributes to the literature considering the wage effects of educational mismatch in Germany. It uses a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001449806
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Learning efficiency of economics students
Bauer, Thomas K.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998
Using a stochastic frontier approach this paper evaluates the effects of substantial changes in the teaching material on students learning efficiency. The results indicate that the main effects of the re-organization on the learning efficiency was a decreasing importance of students' attendance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268679
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Technological change, organizational change, and job turnover
Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268840
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Analyzing the labor market activity of immigrant families in Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias - 2007
the family's current consumption. Using data for West Germany, we do not find evidence for such a specialization strategy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630116