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Drinking is different! : examining the role of locus of control for alcohol consumption
Caliendo, Marco; Hennecke, Juliane - 2020
Unhealthy behavior can be extremely costly from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective and exploring the determinants of such behavior is highly important from an economist's point of view. We examine whether locus of control (LOC) can explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012226602
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Start-ups by the unemployed: characteristics, survival and direct employment effects
Caliendo, Marco (contributor);  … - 2007
,100 start-ups founded by unemployed persons in Germany. Individuals were subsidized under two different schemes, and we are able …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646707
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A note on the determinants and consequences of outsourcing using German data
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Pahnke, André; … - 2008
effects for the services sector for another. But there are no indications of survival bias. This is because the association …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003739950
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Die Nachhaltigkeit von geförderten Existenzgründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit : eine Bilanz nach fünf Jahren
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Künn, Steffen (contributor);  … - 2008
Die Ich-AG (Existenzgründungszuschuss) war eines der zentralen Instrumente, das im Rahmen der "Hartz-Reformen" in den arbeitsmarktpolitischen Kanon aufgenommen wurde. Zusammen mit dem bereits seit langem bekannten Überbrückungsgeld wurden damit zwischen 2003 und 2006 mehr als eine Million...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784389
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The effect of active labor market programs on not-yet treated unemployed individuals
Berg, Gerard J. van den (contributor);  … - 2008
Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects are hard to identify without model assumptions. We develop a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job-search behavioral outcomes, like the reservation wage,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777875
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The effect of worker representation on employment behavior in Germany : another case of -2.5%
Addison, John T. (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002115406
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Risk attitudes of nascent entrepreneurs : new evidence from an experimentally-validated survey
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Fossen, Frank M. (contributor) - 2006
The influence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial literature. Conventional wisdom asserts that the role model of an entrepreneur requires to make risky decisions in uncertain environments and hence that more risk-averse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003333112
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Self-employment dynamics, state dependence and cross-mobility patterns
Caliendo, Marco (contributor); Uhlendorff, Arne (contributor) - 2008
West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793470
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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants. A comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Bryson, Alex; Pahnke, … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and Britain. That said, comparatively … in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894436
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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants ; a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904912