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Simulated classical tests in the multiperiod multinomial probit model

Ziegler, Andreas - 2002

This paper compares different versions of the simulated counterparts of the Wald test, the score test, and the likelihood ratio test in the multiperiod multinomial probit model. Monte Carlo experiments show that the simple form of the simulated likelihood ratio test delivers the most favorable...

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15 years of pension reform in Germany : old successes and new threats

Bonin, Holger - 2009

The paper surveys the state of German pension system after a sequence of reforms aimed at achieving long-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany in principle from a defined benefit to a defined contribution scheme, and that this move has...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857711

Which personnel measures are effective in increasing productivity of old workers?

Goebel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - 2010

In this study, we investigate the effect of five specific human resource measures for old employees (SMOE) on their relative productivity. Despite the fact that SMOE are applied in the majority of establishments, this is the first representative study on the effectiveness of these measures. We...

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Instrumental variable estimation of the causal effect of hunger early in life on health later in life

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Pinger, Pia; Schoch, Johannes - 2012

Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing individuals born during a famine to others. Nutritional intake is typically unobserved and endogenous, whereas famines arguably provide exogenous variation in the provision of...

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Age and productivity : sector differences?

Goebel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - 2011

In most industrialised countries, the workforce is ageing rapidly. If ageing workforces affect sectors differently, the total impact of ageing will depend on the industrial structure of an economy. This paper measures the impact of changes in the age structure of establishments on productivity...

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Aging and urban house prices

Hiller, Norbert; Lerbs, Oliver - 2015

This paper investigates the long-run relationships between the size and age composition of a city's population and the price of local housing. For estimation purposes, we combine city-level demographic information with housing price data for 87 cities in Germany over the period 1995-2012....

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Aging and urban house prices

Hiller, Norbert; Lerbs, Oliver - 2016 - This version: July 2016

This paper investigates how changes to the age distribution of cities' resident popu-lations shape the growth rate of local house prices in different market segments. For estimation purposes, we combine city-level demographic information with de-tailed housing price data for 87 German cities...

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Short-run fertility effects of parental leave benefits : evidence from a structural model

Stichnoth, Holger - 2014

Based on a structural model of fertility and female labour force supply with unobserved heterogeneity and state dependence, we evaluate the 2007 reform of parental leave benefits in Germany, which replaced a flat, means-tested benefit by a generous earnings-related transfer. The model predicts a...

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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany

Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - 2013

Based on a 1% sample of the German population, we study how fertility rates in the country of origin—a proxy for cultural imprint—influence the fertility outcomes of first- and second-generation female immigrants. We use both total fertility rates in the year of migration and a new measure...

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The heterogeneous effects of training incidence and duration on labor market transitions

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie - 2010

Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland und in vielen … Beschäftigungssuche ab, denn in Deutschland können dem Arbeitslosen zu jedem Zeitpunkt Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen zugewiesen werden …. Wir evaluieren ein wichtiges Programm der beruflichen Weiterbildung in Deutschland (Förderung der beruflichen …

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