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We estimate the effects of hiring subsidies for older workers on transitions from unemployment to employment in Germany. Using a natural experiment, our first set of estimates is based on a legal change extending the group of eligible unemployed persons. A subsequent legal change in the opposite...
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Violence at schools is a well-known problem in many societies. This paper assesses the degree of school violence in 11 European countries and analyzes the determinants of being a victim and its effect on student performance. The study draws on the international TIMSS 2003 and the British...
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This paper investigates the functioning of regional labour markets in Italy and Germany for different employee groups. In the light of high and persistent differences in unemployment and wage rates between the North and South of Italy and the West and East of Germany, we first derive theoretical...
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Die hier dokumentierte Erhebung bei Zeitarbeitsbetrieben soll mit ihren Ergebnissen dazu beitragen, die Lücken im Wissen über die Bedingungen der Arbeitnehmerüberlassung zu schließen. In der bislang größten Umfrage unter Zeitarbeitsbetrieben haben 471 Betriebe aus allen Regionen...
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In einer aktuellen ZEW-Studie wird im Rahmen eines Vergleichs zwischen den deutschen Bundesländern gezeigt, dass eine höhere Bildung in wirtschaftlich schwachen Regionen hauptsächlich die individuelle Beschäftigungschance erhöht. In Regionen mit hohem Bruttoinlandsprodukt wirkt sich höhere...
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We estimate educational production functions for seven Eastern European transition countries, using student-level TIMSS data for lower secondary education. The results show substantial effects of student background on educational performance and a much lower impact of resources and the...
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