Seit Beginn der 2000er Jahre wurden die traditionellen Studienabschlüsse Diplom und Magister durch die gestuften Studienabschlüsse Bachelor und Master abgelöst. Mittlerweile ist die Umstellung weitestgehend abgeschlossen. Um die längerfristige Positionierung von Bachelorabsolventen am...

This paper describes the updated version of the Administrative Wage and Labor Market Flow Panel (AWFP, v1.1). The AWFP is a dataset on labor market flows and stocks for the universe of German establishments covering the years 1975–2014. It contains data on job flows, worker flows, and wages...

Recently, there has been a renewed interest in the agglomeration wage differential. One of the open research question is whether wage differences between large cities and the rural country are due to unobserved differences in regional price levels. In this paper information on regional price...

Nicht jeder, der plant, ein Unternehmen zu gründen, ist dabei erfolgreich. Die Studie konzentriert sich auf die Phase vor der Unternehmensgründung, die Planungsstufe des unternehmerischen Prozesses. Auf der Grundlage von Querschnittsdaten der deutschen Sektion des Global Entrepreneurship...

Workers who enter the labor market during recessions experience lasting earnings losses, but the role of non-pay amenities in exacerbating or counteracting these losses remains unknown. Using population-scale data from Germany, we find that labor market entry during recessions generates a 5...

This paper shows that less generous unemployment benefits in one country may generate substantial negative long-run consumption spillovers to non-reforming countries under incomplete consumption insurance. While lower benefits reduce unemployment in the reforming country, employed workers...

It is well known that, unless worker-firm match quality is controlled for, returns to firm tenure (RTT) estimated directly via reduced form wage (Mincer) equations will be biased. In this paper we argue that even if match quality is properly controlled for there is a further pervasive source of...

In der öffentlichen Debatte wird häufig befürchtet, dass durch die zunehmende Digitalisierung viele Arbeitsplätze wegfallen und menschliche Arbeit teilweise überflüssig werden würde. Scheinbar bestätigt wird dies immer wieder durch Berichte über einzelne Betriebe, die eine große Zahl...

Using the German IAB Job Vacancy Survey, we look into the black box of recruiting intensity and hiring practices from the employers' perspective. Our paper evaluates three important channels for hiring -namely vacancy posting, the selectivity of hiring (labor selection), and the number of search...

Using the German IAB Job Vacancy Survey, we look into the black box of recruiting intensity and hiring practices from the employers' perspective. Our paper evaluates three important channels for hiring —namely vacancy posting, the selectivity of hiring (labor selection), and the number of...