"In the paper, for the first time in western Germany, estimates of the wage curve are presented using individual panel data. Therefore, it is possible to control for the influence of individual unobserved heterogeneity on the estimation of the wage curve. The relationship between regional wages...

"In the paper, for the first time in western Germany, estimates of the wage curve are presented using individual panel data. Therefore, it is possible to control for the influence of individual unobserved heterogeneity on the estimation of the wage curve. The relationship between regional wages...

We link life-satisfaction data to inequality of the pre- and post-government income distribution at the regional level, to estimate the degree of inequality aversion. Three different inequality measures are used. In addition, we investigate whether a reduction in inequality by the state...

Much progress has been made in recent years on developing and applying a direct measure of utility using survey questions on subjective well-being. In this paper we explore whether this new type of measurement can be fruitfully applied to the study of interdependent utility in general, and...

This paper analyzes the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the UK. Although differing in labor market regulations, moonlighting is a persistent phenomenon in both countries. Using panel data from the BHPS and the SOEP, reduced form participation equations are estimated for male...