the wage distribution, and employees in the accommodation and food industry still have no access to paid sick leave …

In this paper the impact of working hours on the gross hourly wage rate of West German women is analyzed. We use a … simultaneous wage-hours model which takes into account the participation decision. First, our estimates show that the hourly wage … linear spline functions. Second, we detect different wage-hours profiles for specific groups of individuals. Despite these …

In this paper, I contrast the quality of part-time jobs - in terms of hourly wage rates - with those of full …-timers. Using the Netherlands as a benchmark, helps to assess the size and seriousness of the estimated wage differentials in … Germany. Based on two comparable household surveys, I estimate the wage gap between part-time and full-time employees in …

This paper examines the wage effects of different types of career interruptions. We consider the timing and duration of … interruptions reduce the wage rates of both men and women. Moreover, the wage cuts resulting from unemployment, parental leave and …

The standard labor-supply literature typically assumes that the labor supply response to wage increases is the same as … that for equivalent wage decreases. However, evidence from the behavioral-economics literature suggests that people are … differently to wage increases than to wage decreases. We estimate the effect of wage increases and decreases on labor supply using …

This paper examines the wage effects of different types of career interruptions. We consider the timing and duration of … interruptions reduce the wage rates of both men and women. Moreover, the wage cuts resulting from unemployment, parental leave and …

In this paper, I contrast the quality of part-time jobs - in terms of hourly wage rates - with those of full …-timers. Using the Netherlands as a benchmark, helps to assess the size and seriousness of the estimated wage differentials in … Germany. Based on two comparable household surveys, I estimate the wage gap between part-time and full-time employees in …

In this paper the impact of working hours on the gross hourly wage rate of West German women is analyzed. We use a … simultaneous wage-hours model which takes into account the participation decision. First, our estimates show that the hourly wage … linear spline functions. Second, we detect di¤erent wage-hours profiles for specific groups of individuals. Despite these di …

This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …. Secondly, we are able to follow the effect of pollution exposure on a child's health during the first three years of life … significantly negative impact for some pollutants on infant health during early childhood. In comparison to outdoor pollution …