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 …

that a shock to the net flow from unemployment to employment drive the unemployment rate and the participation rate in … performance. Our analysis has two special features. First, apart from the two labour market states - employment and unemployment … opposite directions while a shock to the net flow from not in the labour force to unemployment drives the rates in the same …

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

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 …

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