Using linked employer-employee data, this study measures and decomposes the differences in the earnings distribution between male and female employees in Germany. I extend the traditional decomposition to disentangle the effect of human capital characteristics and the effect of firm...

This study analyzes the relationship between the segregation of women across establishments and the salaries paid to men and women. My aim is to separate the impact the proportion of women working within an establishment has upon individual wages. For this purpose hypotheses are formulated as to...

Despite the increasing occurrence of part-time employment in Germany, the effects on wage rates are rarely studied. I therefore use GSOEP panel data from 1984 to 2010 and apply different econometric approaches and definitions of part-time work to measure the so-called part-time wage gap of both,...

Die Bruttostundenlöhne von Vollzeitbeschäftigten sind im Durchschnitt höher als jene für Arbeitnehmer mit reduzierter Stundenzahl. Darüber hinaus ist die Streuung der Löhne bei Teilzeitbeschäftigten weitaus größer als bei Vollzeitbeschäftigten. Das bedeutet, dass das Risiko, deutlich...

Despite the increasing incidence of part-time employment in Germany, the effects on wage rates are studied rarely. I therefore use SOEP panel data from 1984 to 2010 and apply different econometric approaches and definitions of part-time work to measure the socalled part-time wage gap of both,...

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,...

Financial risk management has always been a core business of banks. However, in recent years operational risks have gained in importance. This manifests itself, for example, in the New Basel Capital Accord and is similarly expressed in the Sarbanes-Oxley-Act. Due to the fact that business...