We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences disappear over time, and whether there are differences...

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) and from the German Mikrozensus. Following the international literature we derive hypotheses on the patterns of teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the...

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) and from the German Mikrozensus. Following the international literature we derive hypotheses on the patterns of teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the...

An immigrant-native wage gap can result from various mechanisms. This paper studies the relevance of cultural similarity. We investigate the wage assimilation of East Germans who migrated to West Germany after unification (1990-1999). We compare their wage assimilation to that of international...

Der Zugang zu wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsdaten bleibt inDeutschland hinter den internationalen Standards zurück. Eine Umfrage unter den Mitgliederndes Vereins für Socialpolitik ergab eine große Unzufriedenheit mit dem Status quo. DieBeiträge des Zeitgesprächs geben...

In recent years, access to German research data on labour markets and social insurances has improved substantially. Never-theless, reforms are urgently needed to catch up with other countries. Among the most important measures, the German governmentshould legalise the merging of information from...

We study the intergenerational transmission of welfare benefit receipt in Germany. We first describe the correlation between welfare receipt experienced in the parental household and subsequent own welfare receipt of young adults. In a second step, we investigate whether the observed...

Many countries subsidize low-income employments or small jobs. These subsidies and their phasing out can generate labor market frictions and distort incentives. The German Minijob program subsidizes low-income jobs. It generates a 'Minijob trap' with substantial bunching along the earnings...