This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers … and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we provide evidence for a positive delaying effect on wages. We further …

This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers … and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we provide evidence for a positive delaying effect on wages. We further …

In this paper we seek to provide new empirical evidence on the relative productivities and wages of various worker … productivities and wages between groups in the OLS specification, these mostly become insignificant within firms. We find that much …

is .06 percent per day of absence. These effects are persistent over time and work mainly through wages not hours …

principal implications: First, the distribution of wages becomes more dispersed as a cohort of workers gains experience; second … growth in the variance of residual wages over the first ten years of the worker's career are also the occupations with high …

We estimate the effect of changes in the body mass index on wages and satisfaction in a panel of German employees …. Dynamic models indicate that satisfaction with life in general and with health are responsive to weight changes, but wages and …

We estimate the relationship between changes in the body mass index (bmi) and wages or satisfaction, respectively, in a …-shaped association between bmi and wages among young workers. Among young male workers, work satisfaction is affected beyond the effect …

Psychological traits, attitudes and soft skills represent factors whose effect on an individual's wages has begun to be …

is exogenous. It predicts that riskier jobs are associated with higher wages. In contrast, in our model, workers make … risk and wages. We test the model's predictions using obesity as a proxy for worker disinvestments in human capital and … between individual accident risk and wages, but only in high risk occupations. The latter relationship may downward bias or …

the interplay between skills and hiring channels in determining wages. While cognitive skills (literacy, a learning … outcome) affect wages only by enabling workers to use formal hiring channels, they have no additional wage return. Non … returns to conscientiousness and hostile attribution bias. Those hired through networks enjoy higher wages for higher levels …