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Quasi-experimental methods in empirical regional science and policy analysis : is there a scope for application?

Mitze, Timo; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Alecke, Björn - 2012

revolution has yet to fully propagate to the field of regional science. We examine the scope for application of the matching … the matching approach is very appealing due to its methodological rigor and didactical clarity, we faced difficulties in … structural characteristics. Thus, results have to be interpreted with some caution. The matching approach nevertheless can be of …

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In good company : neighborhood quality and female employment

Bechara, Peggy; Eilers, Lea; Paloyo, Alfredo R. - 2015

, wird in diesem Papier der Einfluss der Nachbarschaft auf das individuelle Arbeitsangebot von Frauen untersucht. Aufgrund … mit Nachbarschaftsattributen korreliert ist. Während das extensive Arbeitsangebot besonders stark mit der … durchschnittlichen Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen korreliert ist, wird das intensive Arbeitsangebot durch den Anteil der …

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Determinants of savings and remittances : empirical evidence from immigrants to Germany

Sinning, Mathias (contributor) - 2007

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Analyzing the labor market activity of immigrant families in Germany

Basilio, Leilanie (contributor); … - 2007

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High-impact minimum wages and heterogeneous regions

Vom Berge, Philipp; Frings, Hanna; Paloyo, Alfredo R. - 2013

We estimate the effects on wage and employment growth rates of the introduction and subsequent increases of a substantial minimum wage in the main construction industry of Germany. Using a regional dataset constructed from individual employment histories, we exploit the spatial dimension and...

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Compulsory military service in Gemany revisited

Paloyo, Alfredo R. - 2010

This paper estimates the causal impact of compulsory military service on men in Germany using social security and pension administrative data for the cohort of individuals born in the period 1932–1942. Due to the combination of laws restricting conscription only to men born on or after July 1,...

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Distributional changes in the gender wage gap

New, Sonja C. de; Sinning, Mathias - 2010

This paper analyzes changes in wage differentials between white men and white women over the period 1993–2006 across the entire wage distribution using Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) data. We decompose distributional changes in the gender wage gap to assess the contribution of observed...

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Decomposing the ins and outs of cyclical unemployment

Bachmann, Ronald; Sinning, Mathias - 2011

This paper analyzes the contribution of the socioeconomic and demographic composition of the pool of employed and unemployed individuals to the dynamics of the labor market in different phases of the business cycle. Using individual level data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), we...

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Reducing vehicle cold start emissions through carbon pricing : evidence from Germany

Frondel, Manuel; Marggraf, Clemens; Sommer, Stephan; … - 2021

A large proportion of local pollutants originating from the road transport sector is generated during the so-called cold-start phase of driving, that is, the first few minutes of driving after a car has stood inactive for several hours. Drawing on data from the German Mobility Panel (MOP), this...

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Labor market effects of immigration : evidence from neighboorhood data

Bauer, Thomas K.; Flake, Regina; Sinning, Mathias - In: Review of international economics 21 (2013) 2, pp. 370-385

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