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Mindestlöhne in Deutschland : Beschäftigungswirkungen und fiskalische Effekte
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; Kluve, Jochen; … - 2008
In Deutschland wird bereits seit einiger Zeit eine lebhafte Debatte um die Einführung von Mindestlöhnen geführt … nicht unmittelbar auf Deutschland übertragbar. Für Deutschland selbst existieren an wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten bislang nur … vorliegende Arbeit ergänzt die bisherigen Erkenntnisse zu Mindestlöhnen in Deutschland wesentlich und bringt neue Ergebnisse in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009297718
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Performance-related funding of universities : does more competition lead to grade inflation?
Bauer, Thomas K.; Grave, Barbara S. - 2011
German universities are regarded as being under-financed, inefficient, and performing below average if compared to universities in other European countries and the US. Starting in the 1990s, several German federal states implemented reforms to improve this situation. An important part of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516880
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Neighborhood effects and individual unemployment
Bauer, Thomas K.; Fertig, Michael; Vorell, Matthias - 2011
Using a unique dataset for Germany that links individual longitudinal data from the GSOEP to regional data from the federal employment agency and data of real estate prices, we evaluate the impact of neighborhood unemployment on individual employment prospects. The panel setup and richness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516936
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Business taxation and wages : evidence from individual panel data
Bauer, Thomas K.; Kasten, Tanja; Siemers, Lars - 2012
Empirical evidence on the degree of business-tax shifting to employees via the wage level is highly controversial and rare. It remains open to which extent the tax burden is shifted, whether there are differences for tax increases and decreases, or whether there exists some treatment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009565860
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Business taxation and wages : evidence from individual panel data
Bauer, Thomas K.; Kasten, Tanja; Siemers, Lars - 2012
Empirical evidence on the degree of business-tax shifting to employees via the wage level is highly controversial and rare. It remains open to which extent the tax burden is shifted, whether there are differences for tax increases and decreases, or whether there exists some treatment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009568590
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Neighborhood effects and individual unemployment
Bauer, Thomas K.; Fertig, Michael; Vorell, Matthias - 2011
Using a unique dataset for Germany that links individual longitudinal data from the SOEP to regional data from the federal employment agency and data of real estate prices, we evaluate the impact of neighborhood unemployment on individual employment propects. The panel setup and richness of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009389159
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External effects of education : human capital spillovers in regions and firms
Bauer, Thomas K.; Vorell, Matthias - 2010
Der Artikel untersucht mithilfe des Linked Employer-Employee Datensatzes des IAB (LIAB), ob in Deutschland externe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008933297
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Brother sun, sister moon : the lunar cycle, sunspots and the frequency of births
Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Heining, Jörg; … - 2010
Based on multivariate linear regression models, we analyze the effect of the lunar cycle and the number of sunspots occurring on a particular day on the number of births using social security data and controlling for a number of other potential confounders. The daily number of births between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008934973
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Fall risk increasing drugs : the effect on injuries of the frail elderly estimated from administrative data
Bauer, Thomas K.; Lindenbaum, Katharina; Stroka, … - 2011
Society benefits on a large scale from improved medical care and pharmaceuticals. The prescription of pharmaceuticals, however, also carries risks such as the possibility of an increased risk of falls, which may lead to severe injuries and increased health expenditures associated with these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580995
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The purpose of remittances : evidence from Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009
This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is paid to migrants' savings and transfers to family members in the home country. Our findings indicate that migrants who intend to stay in Germany only temporarily have a higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003841616