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Preferences for childcare policies : theory and evidence

Borck, Rainald (contributor); … - 2008

We analyse preferences for public, private or mixed provision of childcare theoretically and empirically. We model childcare as a publicly provided private good. Richer households should prefer private provision to either pure public or mixed provision. If public provision redistributes from...

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Financial student aid and enrollment into higher education : new evidence from Germany

Steiner, Viktor (contributor); … - 2008

We estimate the elasticity of enrollment into higher education with respect to the amount of means tested student aid (BAfoeG) provided by the federal government using the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP). Potential student aid is derived on the basis of a detailed tax-benefit microsimulation...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003737644

A note on the determinants and consequences of outsourcing using German data

Addison, John T.; Bellmann, Lutz; Pahnke, André; … - 2008

Using German data from the Institute for Employment Research Establishment Panel, this paper constructs two main measures of outsourcing and examines their determinants and consequences for employment. There are some commonalities in the correlates of the two measures of outsourcing, as well as...

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Does distance determine who attends a university in Germany?

Spieß, C. Katharina (contributor); … - 2008

We analyze the role of distance from a university in the decision to attend higher education in Germany. Students who …

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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]

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Authentic happiness theory supported by impact of religion on life satisfaction : a longitudinal analysis with data for Germany

Headey, Bruce; Schupp, Jürgen; Tucci, Ingrid; Wagner, … - 2008

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...

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Life satisfaction and relative income : perceptions and evidence

Mayraz, Guy; Wagner, Gert G.; Schupp, Jürgen - 2009

Using a unique dataset we study both the actual and self-perceived relationship between subjective well-being and income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of questions than in previous studies. In questions inserted into a...

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Do tuition fees affect the mobility of university applicants? : evidence from a natural experiment

Dwenger, Nadja; Storck, Johanna; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2009

Germany, we estimate the effect of tuition fees on the probability of applying for a university in the home state. We find a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003898599

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 …

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Can child care policy encourage employment and fertility? : evidence from a structural model

Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2009

In this paper we develop a structural model of female employment and fertility which accounts for intertemporal feedback effects between the two outcomes. We identify the effect of financial incentives on the employment and fertility decision by exploiting variation in the tax and transfer...

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