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The Effects of Supply Shocks in the Market for Apprenticeships: Evidence from a German High School Reform
Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfann, Gerard A.; Pfeifer, Harald; … - 2018
This paper studies the effects of the G8 high school reform in Germany. The reform reduced minimum duration to obtain a … heterogeneous inputs to conjecture possible effects of a supply shock of high education apprenticeships. Implementation of the … reform across states (Länder) has been realized in different years. A difference-in-differences estimation strategy is used …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816536
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Incentives and Effort in the Public Sector : Have U.S. Education Reforms Increased Teachers? Work Hours?
Stoddard, Christiana; Kuhn, Peter - 2004
Beyond some contracted minimum, salaried workers? hours are largely chosen at the worker?s discretion and should respond to the strength of contract incentives. Accordingly, we consider the response of teacher hours to accountability and school choice laws introduced in U.S. public schools over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262154
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Estimates of a Labour Supply Function Using Alternative Measures of Hours of Work
Klevmarken, N. Anders - 2004
Depending on data source, estimates of hours of work give widely different results both as to level and change. In this paper three alternative measures of hours worked are used to estimate a simple labour supply function to investigate if estimated wage rate and income effects are data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261802
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Gender, time use and public policy over the life cycle
Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2005
countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the extent to which gender differences and life cycle variation in time use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267563
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Labour supply and commuting
Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva; van Ommeren, Jos - 2010
commuting distance using the socio-economic panel data for Germany between 1997 and 2007. Endogeneity of commuting distance is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276116
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Works councils, collective bargaining and apprenticeship training
Kriechel, Ben; Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald; … - 2012
In this paper, we investigate the effects of works councils on apprenticeship training in Germany. The German law …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282625
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Unwilling or Unable? : Spatial, Institutional and Socio-Economic Restrictions on Females' Labor Market Access
van Ham, Maarten; Büchel, Felix - 2004
We analyze the effects of regional structures on both females? willingness to work and the probability of being employed for those willing to work. Special permission was granted to link regional data to individual respondents in the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Results of a bivariate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261801
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Fly Me to the Moon : The Determinants of Secondary Jobholding in Germany and the UK
Heineck, Guido; Schwarze, Johannes - 2004
This paper analyzes the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK. Although differing in labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262093
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Household Labor Supply Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies in Germany
Schneider, Hilmar; Kempe, Wolfram; Bonin, Holger - 2002
This research evaluates the impact on German household labor supply of various subsidy schemes proposed to foster low-wage employment. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we estimate a discrete choice model of household labor supply. On the basis of the estimated labor supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262335
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Labor supply and child care choices in a rationed child care market
Wrohlich, Katharina - 2006
Germany, where subsidized child care is rationed and private child care is only available at considerably higher cost. I use a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267594