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Empirical Essays on the Socioeconomic Consequences of Economic Uncertainty

Auer, Wolfgang - 2018

German fertility rates are far below the replacement level, meaning that its population is projected to shrink. This … implies a threat to sustainable economic growth and the stability of the social security system. Thus, fertility behavior is … of highest interest for policymakers. Economic research has identified several reasons for the low fertility level …

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Kinderbetreuung

Rainer, Helmut; Bauernschuster, Stefan; Auer, Wolfgang; … - 2013

Im Rahmen der vom Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ) und vom Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF) in Auftrag gegebenen Gesamtevaluation von zentralen ehe- und familienbezogenen Leistungen wurden in der vorliegenden Studie die Auswirkungen öffentlich...

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Kindergeld

Rainer, Helmut; Bauernschuster, Stefan; Danzer, Natalia; … - 2013

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The development of long-term care in post-socialist member states of the EU

Golinowska, Stanislawa; Sowa, Agnieszka - 2013

Long-term care (LTC) in the new EU member states, which used to belong to the former socialist countries, is not yet a legally separated sector of social security. However, the ageing dynamics are more intensive in these states than in the old EU member states. This paper analyses the process of...

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Frühe Eltern entscheiden sich für größere Familien: Determinanten des Übergangs zu erstem, zweitem und dritten Kind

Geis, Wido; Orth, Anja Katrin - 2018

Um dem demografischen Wandel in Deutschland nachhaltig entgegenzuwirken, könnten mehr junge Menschen dafür gewonnen werden, sich für das erste, zweite, dritte und weitere Kinder zu entscheiden. Allerdings ist trotz jahrelanger intensiver Forschung zu diesem Thema nach wie vor nicht...

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That Uncertain Feeling - How Consumption Responds to Economic Uncertainty in Norway

Gudmundsson, Jørgen; Natvik, Gisle James - 2012

Economic theory predicts that higher uncertainty motivates households to consume less. In this paper we empirically assess how household consumption in Norway responds to variation in economic uncertainty. We consider alternative measures of uncertainty, volatility indexes from financial markets...

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Wage diversity in the euro area - an overview of labour cost differentials across industries

Genre, Véronique; Momferatou, Daphne; Mourre, Gilles - 2005

This Paper provides an overview of the magnitude of sectoral wage differentials in the euro area as a whole. Even when adjusting for structural sectoral features such as the skill structure or the proportion of part-timers, average wage levels in services are substantially lower than in...

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Der Einsatz von Missing-Data-Techniken in der Arbeitsmarktforschung des IAB

Rässler, Susanne - 2006

Dieser Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle Forschungsprojekte des Instituts für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), die sich alle auf unterschiedliche Weise mit der Behebung von Problemen mit Missing Data befassen. Hierzu gehören einerseits Projekte, die Stichproben verwenden wie...

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Incentive effects of bonus payments: Evidence from an international company

Engellandt, Axel; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2004

This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international company to study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performance related remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual ''surprise'' bonus payment. The other is a more...

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Costs and beneftis of temporary contracts

Engellandt, Axel - 2005

Applying data from 13 waves of the Swiss Labor Force Survey (1991-2003) I assess costs and benefits of fixed-term contracts. First, I analyze the existence of a contract related wage gap and the effort response of temporary employees in terms of unpaid overtime hours. Second, I investigate...

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