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Analyzing the Labor Market Activity of Immigrant Families in Germany

Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias - 2007

's current consumption. Using data for West Germany, we do not find evidence for such a specialization strategy.We further …

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WTP vs.WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect

Bauer, Thomas K.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2008

Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with the market price of the object under consideration....

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Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages – An Analysis for Germany

Bauer, Thomas K.; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; … - 2008

Against the background of the current discussion on the introduction of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper … from a structural labor demand model, the empirical results imply that the introduction of minimum wages in Germany will be …

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Evaluating the Labor-Market Effects of Compulsory Military Service - A Regression-Discontinuity Approach

Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; … - 2009

exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in Germany during the 1950s. Unbiased estimates of military …

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The Purpose of Remittances – Evidence from Germany

Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009

This paper examines the purpose of remittances using individual data of migrants in Germany. Particular attention is … intend to stay in Germany only temporarily have a higher propensity to save and save larger amounts in their home country …

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Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation – An Analysis for Germany

Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K. - 2010

capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that … returns than human capital obtained in Germany. We further find evidence for heterogeneity in the returns to human capital of …

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Labour Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility

Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; David, Peggy - 2010

Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Arbeitnehmer, die bei Arbeitsmarkteintritt weniger als den durchschnittlichen …

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A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap

Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - 2007

Australia, Germany and the United States. Our results indicate that in Germany and the United States wealth differentials are …

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Labor Market Effects of Immigration – Evidence from Neighborhood Data

Bauer, Thomas K.; Flake, Regina; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2011

This paper combines individual-level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with economic and demographic postcode-level data from administrative records to analyze the effects of immigration on wages and unemployment probabilities of high- and low-skilled natives. Employing an...

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