This article investigates the relationship between individual wages and height using the German Socio-Economic Panel … height effects on wages are curvilinear. During the considered period from 1985 to 2004 we observe a slightly nonlinear … falling trend. After controlling for time effects a nonlinear relationship between individual height and wages remains with a …

study a reform in Germany that abruptly abolished this mandate for certain firms incorporated after August 1994 but locked …

study the effect of naturalization on labor market outcomes of immigrants in Germany. We apply recent survey data and …

decline in the demand for and the real wages of this group after 2000. We investigate empirically, whether there has been a … similar trend in Germany. Based on comprehensive, long-run administrative data for the years 1975 to 2010, we use a set of … education attainment and wages over time, we put a particular focus on changes of the task composition, the chances of entering …

In the coming years, a substantial portion of Germany's workforce will retire, making it difficult for businesses to …. This study examines relationships between establishment training programs, wages, and retirement among older men and women …. Using unique matched establishment-employee data from Germany, the authors find that when establishments offer special …

This paper estimates the causal effect of long-term unemployment on wages. Job search theory implies that if … Unemployment Insurance (UI) extensions do not affect wages conditional on the month of unemployment exit, then reservation wages do … not bind on average. Then, UI extensions affect mean wages only through unemployment durations and are valid instrumental …

In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by …

This paper uses annual data drawn from the GSOEP to estimate individual earnings risk (labor market risk) in Germany … been rising in West Germany in the 1990s and have remained at elevated levels in the 2000s. In contrast, labor market risk … in East Germany did not rise. These findings are robust to different sample selection criteria and changes in the …

Using linked employer-employee panel data for Germany, this paper investigates whether firms implement real wage …