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Zur Berechnung von Bruttostundenlöhnen - Verdienst(struktur)erhebung und Sozio-oekonomisches Panel im Vergleich
Dütsch, Matthias; Himmelreicher, Ralf K.; Ohlert, Clemens - 2017
Aufgrund der Festlegung des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns als Stundenlohn müssen valide Informationen, zu Bruttostundenlöhnen aus den Angaben zu Monatsentgelten und wöchentlichen Arbeitszeiten, berechnet werden. Dieser Beitrag vergleicht methodisch sowie empirisch das Sozio-oekonomische Panel und...
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The Willingness to Pay for Job Amenities: Evidence from Mothers' Return to Work
Felfe, Christina - 2009
This study is the first to estimate mothers' marginal willingness to pay (MWP) for job amenities directly. Its identification strategy relies on German maternity leave length. The key aspect of the maternal leave framework is that mothers can decide whether and when to return to their guaranteed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600890
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Higher and higher? Performance pay and wage inequality in Germany
Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2012
Performance pay is of growing importance to the wage structure as it applies to a rising share of employees. At the same time wage dispersion is growing continuously. This leads to the question of how the growing use of performance pay schemes is related to the increase in wage inequality?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287572
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The Willingness to Pay for Job Amenities: Evidence from Mothers' Return to Work
Felfe, Christina - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
This study is the first to estimate mothers' marginal willingness to pay (MWP) for job amenities directly. Its identification strategy relies on German maternity leave length. The key aspect of the maternal leave framework is that mothers can decide whether and when to return to their guaranteed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552727
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Higher and Higher?: Performance Pay and Wage Inequality in Germany
Sommerfeld, Katrin - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
Performance pay is of growing importance to the wage structure as it applies to a rising share of employees. At the same time wage dispersion is growing continuously. This leads to the question of how the growing use of performance pay schemes is related to the increase in wage inequality?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010601627
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Performance Pay, Risk Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
Cornelißen, Thomas; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2008
We present a sorting model in which workers with greater ability and greater risk tolerance move into performance pay … confirm testable implications drawn from our sorting model. First, prior to controlling for earnings, workers in performance …. While these findings support the sorting model, they would not be suggested by the classic agency model. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600781
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Performance Pay, Risk Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
Cornelißen, Thomas; Heywood, John S.; Jirjahn, Uwe - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2008
We present a sorting model in which workers with greater ability and greater risk tolerance move into performance pay … confirm testable implications drawn from our sorting model. First, prior to controlling for earnings, workers in performance …. While these findings support the sorting model, they would not be suggested by the classic agency model. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018705
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The feminization of occupations and change in wages: A panel analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland
Murphy, Emily; Oesch, Daniel - 2015
In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye...
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Potential effects of statutory minimum wage on the gender pay gap: A simulation-based study for Germany
Boll, Christina; Hüning, Hendrik; Leppin, Julian; … - 2015
In a simulation-based study with data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), we analyze the effects of the newly introduced statutory minimum wage of 8.50 Euro per working hour in Germany on the gender wage gap. In our first scenario where we abstain from employment effects, the pay...
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The causal effects of the minimum wage introduction in Germany: An overview
Caliendo, Marco; Schröder, Carsten; Wittbrodt, Linda - 2018
In 2015, Germany introduced a statutory hourly minimum wage that was not only universally binding but also set at a relatively high level. We discuss the short-run effects of this new minimum wage on a wide set of socio-economic outcomes, such as employment and working hours, earnings and wage...
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