We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on … family background nor labor market characteristics appear to be strongly associated with the gender education gap. There is … some evidence that the gender gap in upper secondary education reflects the rising share of single parent households which …

birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects …

controlled for there is a further pervasive source of bias, namely the co-movement of firm employment and firm wages. In a simple … aggregate or firm level) to firm's employment and wages cause downward bias in OLS regression estimates of RTT. We show that the … identified. We argue that if a reduced form estimation of RTT is undertaken, firm-year fixed effects must be added in order to …

employment probation. This study empirically tests at the example of absence behavior, whether such behavioral responses to the … probation periods: Once individuals enter into regular employment and employment probation is completed, the probability of work …

semiparametric discrete factor procedure separately for men and women. Approximating a dynamic optimization model, the estimation …

overtime usage, employment and sales following the reform. Overall, our results highlight the important but not exclusive role … pay flexibility to promote employment, even during a downturn …

. This study applies recent panel data and estimation approaches that control for hitherto neglected biases. We compare the …