We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...

We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...

Die deutsche Wirtschaft wurde 2022 in besonderem Maße von Russlands Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine getroffen. Aufgrund ihrer starken Exportabhängigkeit fielen die hohen Energiepreise, die schwächelnde Weltkonjunktur und gestörte Lieferketten besonders stark ins Gewicht. Umso beeindruckender...

Increasing mothers labor supply is a key policy challenge in many OECD countries. Germany recently introduced a generous parental benefit that allows for strong consumption smooth- ing after childbirth and, by taking into account opportunity costs of childbearing, incentivizes working women to...

Kreditinstitute veröffentlichen in regelmäßigen Abständen Nachhaltigkeitsberichte, in denen Sie Auskunft über die Bereiche ihrer Geschäftstätigkeit geben, die hinsichtlich ökonomischer, ökologischer und sozialer Aspekte von Bedeutung sind. Aufgrund fehlender Harmonisierung der...

In January 2015, Germany introduced a federal, statutory minimum wage of 8.50 € per hour. This study evaluates the effects of this policy on regular and marginal employment and on welfare dependency. Based on county-level administrative data, this study uses the difference-in-differences...

We quantify the importance of precautionary labor supply using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for 2001-2012. We estimate dynamic labor supply equations augmented with a measure of wage risk. Our results show that married men choose about 2.5% of their hours of work or one week...

Increasing mothers’ labor supply is a key policy challenge in many OECD countries. Germany recently introduced a generous parental benefit that allows for strong consumption smoothing after childbirth and, by taking into account opportunity costs of childbearing, incentivizes working women to...