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Young FSU Migrants in Germany: Educational Attainment and Early Labor Market Outcomes

Flake, Regina - 2013

This study analyzes the educational attainment and early labor market outcomes of young migrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) who arrived in Germany between 1989 and 1994. The results reveal that migrants have lower educational attainments than natives, and that within the group of...

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Labour Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility

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

documented, little is known about their interaction with employees' mobility behaviour. This paper contributes to this research … area by analyzing the interaction between job mobility and entry wage differentials using German administrative data. The … occupation. Moreover, job mobility tends to reduce the effects of labour market entry conditions, implying that job mobility …

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Rural Electrification and Manufacturing Firm Performance in Benin – An Ex-Ante Impact Assessment

Peters, Jörg; Vance, Colin; Harsdorff, Marek - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2010

Productive electricity use is widely believed to contribute to positive impacts of electrification projects. This paper investigates these impacts by comparing the performance of micro manufacturing enterprises in grid-covered and non-covered villages in Northern Benin. Using firm-level data,...

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Labour Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility

Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; David, Peggy - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2010

documented, little is known about their interaction with employees’ mobility behaviour. This paper contributes to this research … area by analyzing the interaction between job mobility and entry wage differentials using German administrative data. The … occupation. Moreover, job mobility tends to reduce the effects of labour market entry conditions, implying that job mobility …

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The RWI Climate-Mobility Panel: Survey data from 2018

Andor, Mark Andreas; Hönow, Nils Christian; Hümmecke, Eva - 2025

This data report describes the first wave of the RWI Climate-Mobility Panel, a recurring household survey that aims in … particular to investigate individual mobility behavior and preferences with regard to mobility-related policies. It further … is possible to monitor, for example, changes in mobility behavior and policy preferences over time. This first survey …

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Avoiding cognitive inconsistency: Experimental evidence on sustainable online shopping

Eßer, Jana; Flörchinger, Daniela; Frondel, Manuel; … - 2024

Cognitive inconsistency, the discrepancy between individuals' behavior and their self-image, can cause the psychological discomfort called cognitive dissonance. In this paper, we investigate whether providing information that enhances the salience of cognitive inconsistency can increase...

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The myth of the misinformed migrant? Survey insights from Nigeria's irregular migration epicenter

Beber, Bernd; Scacco, Alexandra - 2022

Policy projections and recent research suggest that large numbers of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa will continue to attempt to make their way to Europe over the next few decades. In response, European countries have made and continue to make significant investments in information...

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Who gets vaccinated? Cognitive and non-cognitive predictors of individual behavior in pandemics

Andor, Mark Andreas; Bauer, Thomas K.; Eßer, Jana; … - 2023

This study investigates the different cognitive and non-cognitive characteristics associated with individuals' willingness to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and their actual vaccination status. Our empirical analysis is based on data obtained from three survey waves of about 2,000 individuals...

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Determinants of climate change perception and behaviour of European households

Horbach, Jens - 2023

The success of climate change measures is highly dependent on household behaviour as one of the most important emission sources of carbon dioxide. Private heating, electricity consumption or private transport are important key levers to reduce households' impacts on climate change. The paper...

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Wisdom and prosocial behavior

Andor, Mark Andreas; Grossmann, Igor; Hönow, Nils Christian - 2023

Prosocial behavior is crucial for tackling global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and conflict, yet people often prioritize personal benefits over the common good. A classic philosophical proposition is that prosocial behavior benefits from psychological wisdom - a concept...

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