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Early Life Adversity and Childrens Competence Development: Evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk

Blomeyer, Dorothea; Laucht, Manfred; Coneus, Katja; … - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 233 (2013) 4, pp. 467-485

This paper investigates the role of early life adversity and home resources in terms of competence formation and school achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate that organic and psychosocial risks present in...

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Rising Wage Inequality in Germany

Gernandt, Johannes; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 227 (2007) 4, pp. 358-380

The paper investigates the evolution of wages and wage inequality in Germany based on samples from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) 1984 to 2005. Real gross hourly wages for prime age dependent male workers increased on average by 23 percent between 1984 and 1994 in West Germany and the...

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The Impact of Technical Progress on the Structure of Employment and Wages with Respect to Qualifications.

Klotz, Stefan; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Pohlmeier, Winfried - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 219 (1999) 1+2, pp. 90-108

In Germany, the skill structure of wages remained stable in the last two decades while employment of the low skilled deteriorated considerably relative to employment of the high skilled. This paper analyses the impact of technical progress on the skill structure of employment and wages by means...

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Qualifikation, Beschäftigung und technischer Fortschritt, Empirische Evidenz mit den Daten des Mannheimer Innovationspanels

Blechinger, Doris; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 218 (1999) 1+2, pp. 128-146

Für die Bundesrepublik und insbesondere für Baden-Württemberg mit seiner hohen Industriedichte und dem großen Anteil innovativer Unternehmen ist das Verständnis der wirtschaftlichen Zusammenhänge zwischen Beschäftigung, Qualifikation und technischem Fortschritt von zentraler Bedeutung....

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Abschreibungsraten allgemeiner und beruflicher Ausbildungsinhalte - empirische Evidenz auf Basis subjektiver Einschätzungen

Ludwig, Volker; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 226 (2006) 3, pp. 260-284

The computer revolution together with educational expansion has led to dramatic changes in the structure of the workforce and in the organisation of workplaces in the last four decades. These developments should have different impacts on the use of vocational and general skills. This study...

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Zur ökonomischen Rationalität von Lohnrigiditäten aus der Sicht von Unternehmen

Franz, Wolfgang; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 223 (2003) 1, pp. 23-57

Die Studie analysiert die Ursachen von Lohnrigiditäten, darunter Tarifverträge, Effizienzlöhne, implizite Kontrakte und Insider-Outsider-Verhalten, auf der Basis einer schriftlichen Befragung von 801 Unternehmen und stellt einen Vergleich mit US-amerikanischen Ergebnissen an. Unternehmen...

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Selbständigkeit in Europa 1991-2003: Empirische Evidenz mit Länderdaten

Goeggel, Kathrin; Graeb, Johannes; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 227 (2007) 2, pp. 153-167

The number of self-employed workers in Europe has been in decline since the 1990s. At the same time unemployment has decreased and GDP per capita increased. In this study we analyse macroeconomic causes of these trends for the EU 15. We use data from the European Labour Force Survey for the...

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