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Reservation wages of first and second generation migrants

Constant, Amelie F.; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2010

survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …

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Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants

Constant, Amelie F.; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …

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Cultural integration in Germany

Constant, Amelie F.; Nottmeyer, Olga; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009

This chapter investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to … immigrants are differences in marital behavior as well as language abilities, ethnic identification and religious distribution. A …. These indicators are also presented. All of these indicators are depicted in comparison between natives and immigrants …

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What explains the gender earnings gap in self-employment? A decomposition analysis with German data

Lechmann, Daniel S. J.; Schnabel, Claus - 2012

Using a large data set for Germany, we show that both the raw and the unexplained gender earnings gap are higher in self-employment than in paid employment. Applying an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, more than a quarter of the difference in monthly self-employment earnings can be traced back to...

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Cultural Integration in Germany

Constant, Amelie F.; Nottmeyer, Olga; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

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Employment Stability of Entrants in Newly Founded Firms: A Matching Approach Using Linked Employer-Employee Data from Germany

Schnabel, Claus; Kohaut, Susanne; Brixy, Udo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using a linked employer-employee dataset and taking the perspective of individuals rather than firms, this paper analyzes some effects of joining start-ups. We show that entrants in new firms differ from those joining incumbent firms, and we use a matching approach to compare a group of...

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What makes an entrepreneur? : native men, Turks, and other migrants in Germany

Constant, Amelie - 2003

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Wage cyclicality under different regimes of industrial relations

Gartner, Hermann; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus - 2010

) reaction to rising and falling unemployment. In contrast, wage growth in establishments without collective bargaining adjusts … only to falling unemployment and is unaffected by rising unemployment. …

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Employment Adjustments Following Rises and Reductions in Minimum Wages: New Insights from a Survey Experiment

Bossler, Mario; Oberfichtner, Michael; Schnabel, Claus - 2018

The effects of large minimum wage increases, like those planned in the UK and in some US states, are still unknown. We conduct a survey experiment that randomly assigns increases or decreases in minimum wages to about 6,000 establishments in Germany and asks the personnel managers about their...

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Paying more than necessary? The wage cushion in Germany

Jung, Sven; Schnabel, Claus - 2009

Using a representative establishment data set for Germany, we show that more than 40 percent of plants covered by collective agreements pay wages above the level stipulated in the agreement, which gives rise to a wage cushion between the levels of actual and contractual wages. Cross-sectional...

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