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Riphahn, Regina T.; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2011

. Therefore, wage mobility does not balance recent increases in cross-sectional wage inequality. We apply RIF (recentered …This article studies the long run patterns and explanations of wage mobility as a characteristic of regional labor … markets. Using German administrative data we describe wage mobility since 1975 in West and since 1992 in East Germany. Wage …

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Consistent estimation of the fixed effects ordered logit model

Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2011

The paper re-examines existing estimators for the panel data fixed effects ordered logit model, proposes a new one, and studies the sampling properties of these estimators in a series of Monte Carlo simulations. There are two main findings. First, we show that some of the estimators used in the...

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Rational Poverty or Poor Rationality? The Take-up of Social Assistance Benefits

Riphahn, Regina T. - 2000

In several countries social assistance dependence has been increasing since the 1980s. After surveying the theoretical and empirical take-up literature, this study presents estimates of recent rates of non take-up of social assistance benefits. Once methodological shortcomings of prior...

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Subjective Well-Being and the Family: Results from an Ordered Probit Model with Multiple Random Effects

Winkelmann, Rainer - 2004

The previous literature on the determinants of individual well-being has failed to fully account for the interdependencies in well-being at the family level. This paper develops an ordered probit model with multiple random effects that allows to identify the intrafamily correlation in...

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Why Do Firms Recruit Internationally?

Winkelmann, Rainer - 2001

The paper studies the demand for foreign graduates at the firm level. Using a unique dataset on recruitment policies of firms in four European countries, the determinants of demand for internationally mobile high-skilled employees are established. I investigate the number, origin, skills, and...

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Why Do Firms Train? Empirical Evidence on the First Labour Market Outcomes of Graduated Apprentices

Euwals, Rob; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2001

The apprenticeship system is the most important source of formal post-secondary training in Germany. Our paper contributes to the ongoing debate as to why firms are willing to invest in such training even though many apprentices will leave the training firm soon after completion of the...

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Income and Happiness : New Results from Generalized Threshold and Sequential Models

Winkelmann, Rainer; Boes, Stefan - 2004

Empirical studies on the relationship between income and happiness commonly use standard ordered response models, the most well-known representatives being the ordered logit and the ordered probit. However, these models restrict the marginal probability effects by design, and therefore limit the...

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The Enrollment Effect of Secondary School Fees in Post-War Germany

Riphahn, Regina T. - 2004

This study utilizes the heterogeneity of the fee abolition for West German secondary schools to identify its effect on enrollment and to obtain an estimate of the price elasticity of demand for education. The analysis is based on administrative school enrollment statistics as well as on...

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Single Motherhood and (Un)Equal Educational Opportunities : Evidence for Germany

Mahler, Philippe; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2004

We examine the effect of single motherhood on children's secondary school track choice using a sample of 14 years old children drawn from the German Socio-Economic Panel. In line with previous studies for the U.S., the U.K. and Sweden, we find a negative correlation between disrupted family...

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What Can Happiness Research Tell Us About Altruism? : Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel

Schwarze, Johannes; Winkelmann, Rainer - 2005

Much progress has been made in recent years on developing and applying a direct measure of utility using survey questions on subjective well-being. In this paper we explore whether this new type of measurement can be fruitfully applied to the study of interdependent utility in general, and...

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