minimum wage in East Germany was set much higher in relation to the wage distribution. There is heterogeneity hidden in the … negative employment effect for East Germany, its magnitude is substantially larger than previously estimated …

We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 …

We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 …

A comprehensive descriptive analysis of gender wage differences over a long time period is missing for West Germany … well as life-cycle and birth cohort effects, we go beyond conventional decomposition techniques of the average gender wage … gap. The paper provides some stylized facts of the level and dynamics of the gender wage gap from 1975-1995. The empirical …

This study investigates the interplay between personality traits, cognitive ability, marriage and the gender wage gap … for West Germany by using data from the GSOEP. The findings indicate that personality traits in the form of the five … factors of personality account for 11% of the total gender wage gap, while ability does not have an effect on the wage …

We show that controlling for subject of degree explains a significant part of the male/female gender wage differential … amongst graduates. Using data from the labour force surveys of the United Kingdom and Germany, we find similar results in …) of the overall male/female gender wage gap, and an even larger amount of the part explained by factors entered into wage …

Personality traits, gender wage gap, private retirement provision. - Persönlichkeitsmerkmale, Lohnlücke, Rentenvorsorge …