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Why are mothers working longer hours in Austria than in Germany? A comparative micro simulation analysis
Dearing, Helene; Hofer, Helmut; Lietz, Christine; … - 2007
Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences in the tax transfer-system, we perform a comparative...
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Why are mothers working longer hours in Austria than in Germany? A comparative micro simulation analysis
Dearing, Helene; Hofer, Helmut; Lietz, Christine; … - 2007
Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are much higher among Austrian mothers. In order to find out to what extent these differences can be attributed to differences in the tax transfer system, we perform a comparative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294601
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Wachstum des Produktionspotentials in Deutschland bleibt schwach
Kamps, Christophe; Meier, Carsten-Patrick; Oskamp, Frank - 2004
Das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt ist in Deutschland in den zurückliegenden zehn Jahren durchschnittlich nur um 1 … diesen Bereichen weist Deutschland Defizite auf. Stimuliert wird der Produktivitätsfortschritt durch die IuK …-Technologien. Zwar ist Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich auf die Produktion von IuK-Gütern wenig spezialisiert; die hohen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295022
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Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model
Gürtzgen, Nicole; Feil, Michael; Boeters, Stefan - 2004
We present a model that integrates the discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions. The model is calibrated to German micro and macro data. We then use it to analyse...
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Alternative Approaches to Discrete Working Time Choice in an AGE Framework
Arntz, Melanie; Boeters, Stefan; Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2005
We compare two options of integrating discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium model. The first, known from the literature, produces household heterogeneity through a working time preference parameter. We contrast this with a model that directly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297474
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Do hours restrictions matter? A discrete family labor supply model with endogenous wages and hours restrictions
Wolf, Elke - 1998
The labor supply of West German married and cohabiting couples is analyzed using a discrete choice model. Following van Soest (1995), the labor supply decision is based on a household utility function which is determined by the leisure of the two spouses and net household income. Furthermore,...
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Lower wages for less hours? A simultaneous wage-hours model for Germany
Wolf, Elke - 2000
In this paper the impact of working hours on the gross hourly wage rate of West German women is analyzed. We use a simultaneous wage-hours model which takes into account the participation decision. First, our estimates show that the hourly wage rate is strongly affected by the working hours. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297664
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Returns to education in West Germany: an empirical assessment
Lauer, Charlotte; Steiner, Viktor - 2000
This paper analyses the developments in the returns to education in West Germany for the period from 1984 to 1997. Based on simple Mincer-type wage equations, we estimate a return of about 8% for men and 10% for women, and these returns have remained remarkably stable over the period. On the...
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Private Erträge von Bildungsinvestitionen in Deutschland
Steiner, Viktor; Lauer, Charlotte - 2000
Deutschland geschätzten Bildungsrenditen mit den für die anderen Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union berechneten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297681
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Loosening hours constraints on the supply of labor: what if Germans had a Dutch labor market?
Wolf, Elke - 2000
Total employment in Germany is supposed to increase if people could realize their desired working hours. However, this back-of-the-envelope calculation overestimates the effect of loosening hours constraints, because even in a very flexible labor market there will exist hours restrictions for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297718