Der Autor untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen und Arbeitslosigkeit für 20 Industrieländer. Es wird geprüft, ob es einen nicht-linearen Zusammenhang zwischen Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen und Arbeitslosigkeit gibt. Dabei werden sowohl länderspezifische Einzelgleichungen...

This study examines the effects of parental labor market activities on children's education attainment. In contrast to the existing literature we consider parental experiences until the children graduate from school. In addition, the effects of the regional economic environment during teacher's...

While the 2006 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study assesses the average ability of German primary school students as being higher than average, the Programme for International Student Assessment studies (2000, 2003, 2006) ranks German secondary school students at a considerably...

This study examines whether the distribution of aggregate unemployment by duration affects individual well-being. Two hypotheses are provided to explain how the shares of short-term (up to 3 months) and long-term (more than 1 year) unemployed people could affect the well-being of the employed...

In this study, we examine how economic performance during the child-specific primary school phase, during which teachers make recommendations regarding secondary school level, affects the educational level achieved ultimately by these children. Using data for Germany, we find that an economic...