We provide the first joint evidence on the relationship between individuals' cognitive abilities, their personality and earnings for Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we employ scores from an ultra-short IQ-test and a set of measures of personality traits, namely...

Complementing prior research on income mobility and educational transmission, we provide evidence on the intergenerational transmission of cognitive abilities using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study. Our estimates suggest that individuals' cognitive skills are positively related to...

It is well known that individuals' risk attitudes are related to behavioral outcomes such as smoking, portfolio decisions, and also educational attainment, but there is barely any evidence on whether parental risk attitudes affect the educational attainment of dependent children. We add to this...

What are the long-term effects of Communism on economically relevant notions such as social trust? To answer this question, we use the reunification of Germany as a natural experiment and study the post-reunification trajectory of convergence with regard to individuals' trust and risk, as well...

Seit der ersten PISA-Studie werden die kognitiven Grundkompetenzen von Schülern regelmäßig untersucht. Im Gegensatz dazu ist das Wissen über die Kompetenzen von Erwachsenen in Deutschland bisher eher begrenzt. Die IAB-Studie 'Arbeiten und Lernen im Wandel' (ALWA) ist ein erster Schritt, um...

Eine vom IAB neu entwickelte Typisierung erlaubt es erstmals, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede von regionalen Ausbildungsmärkten abzubilden. Vor allem die Arbeitslosenquote und die Struktur der Ausbildungsbetriebe vor Ort haben Einfluss darauf, wie vielen Jugendlichen in einer Region der...

Secondary jobholding is a persistent phenomenon in both Germany and the UK. Using panel data from the BHPS and the SOEP, reduced form participation equations are estimated for male and female workers separately. Whereas the results vary across gender and countries, there is support for both main...

Are there skill differentials in young children's competence levels by their self-regulation abilities and do such early life differences mark the onset of increasing disparities in competence development? We add to previous research by investigating the relationship between preschoolers'...

Are there differentials in children's competence levels by their self-regulation and do they imply differences in competence development? We investigate the relationship between preschoolers' self-regulation and their mathematical competence and its development using data from the German...

Are there skill differentials in young children's competence levels by their self-regulation abilities and do such early life differences mark the onset of increasing disparities in competence development? We add to previous research by investigating the relationship between preschoolers'...