OLS specifications, which have been the main approaches in previous studies. Women's wages and employment probabilities do … market outcomes in Germany. We find conclusive evidence that these relationships are poorly described by linear or quadratic … employment prospects increase with weight, albeit with diminishing returns. However, underweight men in blue-collar jobs earn …

OLS specifications, which have been the main approaches in previous studies. Women's wages and employment probabilities do … market outcomes in Germany. We find conclusive evidence that these relationships are poorly described by linear or quadratic … employment prospects increase with weight, albeit with diminishing returns. However, underweight men in blue-collar jobs earn …

creative achievement. Our findings have relevant policy implications in characterizing and identifying business start-ups with …

panel, we investigate to what extent personality traits, human capital, and the employment history influence the start … the gender difference. In contrast, the Big Five model and the current employment state have effects in the opposite … employment status as men. …

This paper focuses on re-examining the gender wage gap and the potential role that reservation wages play. Based on two … wages to explain the gender gap in realized wages for a sample of newly unemployed individuals actively searching for a full …-time job in Germany. The dataset includes measures for education, socio-demographics, labor market history, psychological …

Many countries support business start-ups to spur economic growth and reduce unemployment with different programmes … start-up subsidy for unemployed individuals in Germany using propensity score matching under the CIA. Having access to rich …

Turning unemployment into self-employment is a suitable alternative to traditional active labor market policies in many … especially interesting for people whose work is undervalued in paid employment or in situations where job offers are limited …

Many countries support business start-ups to spur economic growth and reduce unemployment with different programmes … start-up subsidy for unemployed individuals in Germany using propensity score matching under the CIA. Having access to rich …

current German SUS program ("Gründungszuschuss") that focused on objective outcomes – such as employment and income – and … important because subsidizing the transition into self-employment may have unintended adverse effects on participants' well …

-reform subsidy on individual employment prospects and labor market earnings up to 40 months after entering the program. Our results … suggest large and persistent long-term effects of the subsidy on employment probabilities and net earned income. These effects … of local employment agencies in allocating active labor market policy funds, allowing us to obtain a measure of local …