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Distant Event, Local Effects? Fukushima and the German Housing Market
Bauer, Thomas K.; Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2013
The Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan in March 2011 caused a fundamental change in Germany's energy policy which led … to the immediate shut down of nearly half of its nuclear power plants. This paper uses data from Germany's largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318435
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Distant Event, Local Effects? Fukushima and the German Housing Market
Bauer, Thomas K.; Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, Michael - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2013
The Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan in March 2011 caused a fundamental change in Germany’s energy policy which led … to the immediate shut down of nearly half of its nuclear power plants. This paper uses data from Germany’s largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691190
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Analyzing the Labor Market Activity of Immigrant Families in Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias - 2007
's current consumption. Using data for West Germany, we do not find evidence for such a specialization strategy.We further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264696
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WTP vs.WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect
Bauer, Thomas K.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2008
Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with the market price of the object under consideration....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264744
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Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages – An Analysis for Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; … - 2008
Against the background of the current discussion on the introduction of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper … from a structural labor demand model, the empirical results imply that the introduction of minimum wages in Germany will be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264747
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Evaluating the Labor-Market Effects of Compulsory Military Service - A Regression-Discontinuity Approach
Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; … - 2009
exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in Germany during the 1950s. Unbiased estimates of military …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265795
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The Purpose of Remittances – Evidence from Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009
This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is … intend to stay in Germany only temporarily have a higher propensity to save and save larger amounts in their home country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265815
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Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation – An Analysis for Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K. - 2010
capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that … returns than human capital obtained in Germany. We further find evidence for heterogeneity in the returns to human capital of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269990
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Labour Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; David, Peggy - 2010
Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Arbeitnehmer, die bei Arbeitsmarkteintritt weniger als den durchschnittlichen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269997
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A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap
Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - 2007
Australia, Germany and the United States. Our results indicate that in Germany and the United States wealth differentials are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274282