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Would you marry me? : The effects of marriage on German couples' allocation of time
El Lahga, AbdelRahmen (contributor);  … - 2007
cohabiting union. For the cohort 1964-1968, this applies to 81 percent. In the former Federal Republic of Germany, about 38 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003461270
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Ethnic diversity and attitudes towards redistribution : a review of the literature
Stichnoth, Holger; Van der Straeten, Karine - 2009
We review the empirical literature that studies the effect of ethnic diversity on the welfare state and on individual attitudes. The outcome variables that we cover in the survey are on the one hand public spending, and on the other hand individual attitudes and behaviour, including charity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857714
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What drives giving in extensive welfare states? : the case of Germany
Borgloh, Sarah (contributor) - 2008
welfare state. We address this deficiency by studying the drivers of charitable giving in Germany, a country with a highly … contributions. Our results suggest no significant differences between donors in the US and Germany with respect to income and price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003794007
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Does immigration weaken natives’ support for the welfare state? : evidence from Germany
Stichnoth, Holger - 2010
state ; immigration ; ethnic diversity ; Germany ; cluster-robust standard errors ; two-way clustering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923101
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The immigrant wage gap in Germany
Aldashev, Alisher (contributor);  … - 2008
these two groups in Germany. The estimates show a substantial gap for both groups with respect to natives. Discarding … Germany is an important component of economic integration and degrees obtained abroad are valued less. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777724
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Language usage, participation, employment and earnings : evidence for foreigners in West Germany with multiple sources of selection
Aldashev, Alisher (contributor);  … - 2008
this paper, the effects of language proficiency on earnings are analyzed for foreigners in Germany with joint consideration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777754
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Poor background or low returns? : why immigrant students in Germany perform so poorly in PISA
Ammermüller, Andreas (contributor) - 2005
Student performance of Germans and immigrants differed greatly in the 2000 PISA study. This paper analyses why the two groups of students performed so differently by estimating educational production functions, using an extension study with imputed data. The difference in the test scores is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002681917
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Earnings prospects for people with migration background in Germany
Aldashev, Alisher (contributor);  … - 2007
. Independently of gender and skill level, the estimates affirm higher earnings to educational attainment in Germany. …Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using … Germany lead to better earnings prospects compared to degrees obtained abroad for persons with migration background …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003480018
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Short-term training programs for immigrants : do effects differ from natives and why?
Aldashev, Alisher; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010
welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might … ; decomposition ; matching ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003954181
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Educational effects of early or later secondary school tracking in Germany
Mühlenweg, Andrea M. (contributor) - 2007
This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in a German state: Pupils are alternatively streamed after fourth grade or after sixth grade. Regression results indicate that, estimated on the mean, there are no negative effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003607992