public sector the sign of the coefficient changes. The results for eastern Germany are different with respect to satisfaction …. Overweight women are less satisfied than others while this is not confirmed for underweight men from eastern Germany. When …

-coded administrative wage data from the German IAB Employment Sample (IABS). We then relate these robust measures of earnings risk to the …

wages, productivity premiums, bargaining premiums). Based on this model, I expect (i) a larger importance and (ii) larger … unconditional quantile regressions using large-scale survey data from Germany, the UK, and Australia. To test the joint explanatory …

This paper uses panel data from the UK (BHPS) and Germany (GSOEP) to investigate the wage effect of entering the labour … results for Germany, verify the existence of a wage penalty for entering the labour market with a temporary contract. This … permanent job, while no such difference emerges in Germany. However, this initial unexplained wage inequality decreases faster …

comes from their own actions instead of being determined by luck or destiny, earn higher wages. However, this positive …

The positive association between moderate alcohol consumption and wages is well documented in the economic literature … individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we confirm that this relationship exists for Germany as well. More …-specific drinking behavior and wages. In our analysis, we disentangle the general wage effect of drinking into diverse effects for …

This paper investigates the effects of the introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany on the wages and … employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … evidence to evaluate the impact of the minimum wage introduction in 2015 on hourly wages, monthly salaries, working hours and …

This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers … and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we provide evidence for a positive delaying effect on wages. We further …

We estimate the relationship between changes in the body mass index (bmi) and wages or satisfaction, respectively, in a …-shaped association between bmi and wages among young workers. Among young male workers, work satisfaction is affected beyond the effect …

This study analyses the effects of training participation on wages and perceived job security for employees of … training by an increase in wages, whereas older employees' worries about losing their job are reduced. This observation can … be decreasing marginal returns to training with respect to job security. -- Training ; wages ; Job security …