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Social subsidies and marketization: The role of gender and skill
Duval-Hernández, Robert; Fang, Lei; Ngai, Liwa Rachel - 2018
This paper decomposes the differences in aggregate market hours between US and Europe across gender-skill groups and finds that low-skilled women are the biggest contributors to aggregate differences, with the exception of Nordic countries. We develop a model to account for the gender-skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011813223
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The added worker effect differentiated by gender and partnership status: Evidence from involuntary job loss
Triebe, Doreen - 2015
response to a sudden financial shock in family income, that is, unemployment of their partner. While previous empirical studies … focus on married women's response to those shocks, I explicitly analyze the spillover effects of unemployment on both women … and employer terminations as exogenous forms of unemployment. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500139
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The Added Worker Effect Differentiated by Gender and Partnership Status: Evidence from Involuntary Job Loss
Triebe, Doreen - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2015
response to a sudden financial shock in family income, that is, unemployment of their partner. While previous empirical studies … focus on married women's response to those shocks, I explicitly analyze the spillover effects of unemployment on both women … and employer terminations as exogenous forms of unemployment. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011199852
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The performance of immigrants in the German labor market
Beyer, Robert - 2016
This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613463
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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2009
Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600803
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The Impact of Home Production on Economic Inequality in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
Using representative income and time use-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from home production and analyse their impact on economic inequality. As an alternative to existing measures, we propose a predicted wage approach based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018735
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Reforming family taxation in Germany: Labor supply vs. insurance effects
Fehr, Hans; Kallweit, Manuel; Kindermann, Fabian - 2013
The present paper quantifies the economic consequences of eliminating the system of income splitting in Germany. We apply a dynamic simulation model with overlapping generations where single and married agents have to decide on labor supply and homework facing income and lifespan risk. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329610
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Reforming Family Taxation in Germany: Labor Supply vs. Insurance Effects
Fehr, Hans; Kallweit, Manuel; Kindermann, Fabian - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
The present paper quantifies the economic consequences of eliminating the system of income splitting in Germany. We apply a dynamic simulation model with overlapping generations where single and married agents have to decide on labor supply and homework facing income and lifespan risk. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896219
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Wo(men) at work? The impact of cohabiting and married partners' earning on women's work hours
Triebe, Doreen - 2013
This study investigates the determinants of women's labor supply in the household context. The main focus is on the effect of a change in male partner's wages on women's work hours. This is linked to the broader question of whether married and cohabiting women make different economic decisions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329609
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Maternity leave in the context of couples: The impact of both partners' characteristics and employment experiences on mothers' re-entry into the labour market
Hoherz, Stefanie - 2014
concerning experiences of unemployment for the male partner show that mothers try to compensate uncertainties with increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352036