This paper examines how parental unemployment affects the transition to postsecondary education in different institutional contexts. Drawing on theoretical perspectives in intergenerational mobility research and sociology of higher education, we estimate the extent to which these...

Mit dem im Zuge der Hartz IV-Reform 2005 eingeführten Kinderzuschlag sollte vermieden werden, dass Familien von ALG II und Sozialgeld abhängig werden, deren Einkommen zwar zur Deckung des elterlichen minimalen Lebensstandards, nicht aber für das Existenzminimum des Kindes bzw. der Kinder...

We propose a new non-linear regression model for rating dependent variables. The rating scale model accounts for the upper and lower bounds of ratings. Parametric and semi-parametric estimation is discussed. An application investigates the relationship between stated health satisfaction and...

We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...