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Why women don't ask: Gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth
Pfeifer, Christian; Stephan, Gesine - 2018
The authors analyze gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth. The main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011825080
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The happy artist? An empirical application of the work-preference model
Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - 2012
The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286344
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A weighty issue revisited: The dynamic effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany
Kropfhäußer, Frieder; Sunder, Marco - 2014
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 … on earnings. Our finding of an implied optimum bmi in the overweight range could indicate that the recent rise in weight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334234
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A Weighty Issue Revisited: The Dynamic Effect of Body Weight on Earnings and Satisfaction in Germany
Kropfhäußer, Frieder; Sunder, Marco - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
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 … on earnings. Our finding of an implied optimum bmi in the overweight range could indicate that the recent rise in weight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129009
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COVID-19: A crisis of the female self-employed
Graeber, Daniel; Kritikos, Alexander; Seebauer, Johannes - 2020
We investigate how the economic consequences of the pandemic, and of the governmentmandated measures to contain its spread, affected the self-employed relative to employed individuals in Germany and, secondly, to what extent the female self-employed were more strongly hit than their male...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012320268
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Occupational sex segregation and management-level wages in Germany: What role does firm size play?
Busch, Anne; Holst, Elke - 2012
-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286911
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Occupational Sex Segregation and Management-Level Wages in Germany: What Role Does Firm Size Play?
Busch, Anne; Holst, Elke - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
-effects models. It deals with the effect of occupational sex segregation on wages, and the extent to which wage penalties for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547957
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September 11th and the Earnings of Muslims in Germany: The Moderating Role of Education and Firm Size
Cornelißen, Thomas; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2010
While available evidence suggests that the events of September 11th negatively influenced the relative earnings of … Germany provides evidence that the events also affected the relative earnings of Muslims outside the US. However, the results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600921
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Obesity and the labor market: A fresh look at the weight penalty
Caliendo, Marco; Gehrsitz, Markus - 2014
OLS specifications, which have been the main approaches in previous studies. Women's wages and employment probabilities do … lower wages because they lack the muscular strength required in such occupations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334233
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Obesity and the Labor Market: A Fresh Look at the Weight Penalty
Caliendo, Marco; Gehrsitz, Markus - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
OLS specifications, which have been the main approaches in previous studies. Women's wages and employment probabilities do … lower wages because they lack the muscular strength required in such occupations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744675