This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers …' qualifications and their jobs’ educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data for Germany, I find that …

dependence, we evaluate the 2007 reform of parental leave benefits in Germany, which replaced a flat, means-tested benefit by a …

Germany following German Unification. Using a unique large-scale German administrative data set, we measure individuals …

stated-preference data on vehicle choice from a Germany-wide survey of potential light-duty-vehicle buyers using computer … representing an average of the current vehicle choice situation in Germany. Consumer response to qualitative changes in the base …

In this study, we examine the incidence and direct consequences of job mismatch for German graduates. Beyond measuring … job mismatch by the comparison of qualification obtained by employees and required for a job, we employ self …-reported skill mismatch variables concerning overall skills and more detailed information about the surplus or deficit in specific …