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The effects of smoking bans on self-assessed health: Evidence from Germany
Kuehnle, Daniel; Wunder, Christoph - 2013
The 16 German federal states introduced smoking bans on different dates during 2007 and 2008. These bans restricted smoking in enclosed public places, particularly in restaurants and bars. This study examines the effects of smoking bans on self-assessed health. Using data from the Socio-Economic...
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Labour Supply and Commuting
Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva; van Ommeren, Jos - 2009
We examine the effect of commuting on labour supply patterns. A labour supply model is introduced which shows that … commuting distance increases daily workhours, whereas the effect on total labour supply is ambiguous. This paper addresses these … issues empirically using the socio-economic panel data for Germany between 1997 and 2007. Endogeneity of commuting distance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600866
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Labour Supply and Commuting
Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva; Ommeren, Jos van - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
We examine the effect of commuting on labour supply patterns. A labour supply model is introduced which shows that … commuting distance increases daily workhours, whereas the effect on total labour supply is ambiguous. This paper addresses these … issues empirically using the socio-economic panel data for Germany between 1997 and 2007. Endogeneity of commuting distance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461830
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The (short-term) individual welfare consequences of an alcohol ban
Petilliot, René - 2018
This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the (short-term) welfare consequences of an alcohol ban. Using subjective well-being data to proxy individual welfare, I apply a regression discontinuity design where the date of the implementation of the ban in the German federal state of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902255
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Start Time and Worker Compensation: Implications for Staggered-Hours Programs
Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva; van Ommeren, Jos N. - 2010
There is little known about the effects of staggered-hours programs that affect workers' working schedules to mitigate peak congestion. We examine the effect of workers' morning start times on their wages for Germany. In contrast to previous work based on cross-section data, we demonstrate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600952
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Start Time and Worker Compensation: Implications for Staggered-Hours Programs
Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, Eva; Ommeren, Jos N. van - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010
There is little known about the effects of staggered-hours programs that affect workers' working schedules to mitigate peak congestion. We examine the effect of workers' morning start times on their wages for Germany. In contrast to previous work based on cross-section data, we demonstrate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526701
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Quantifizierung lokaler externer Effekte fossiler Kraftwerke: Eine empirische Analyse anhand von Lebenszufriedenheitsdaten
Lütkehaus, Hauke - 2019
In the course of the energy transition, the German Commission on "Growth, Structural Change and Employment" recommended a stepwise phase-out of coal-fired electricity generation until 2038 and a partly substitution by gas-fired power plants. In this context local externalities of various types...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140454
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Are retirees more satisfied? - Anticipation and adaptation effects of retirement on subjective well-being: A panel analysis for Germany
Merz, Joachim - 2018
Quality of life and satisfaction with life are of particular importance for individuals as well as for society concerning the "demographic change" with now longer retirement periods. This study will contribute to the life satisfaction discussion and quantifies life satisfaction and pattern of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011912136
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Are retirees more satisfied? Anticipation and adaptation effects: A causal panel analysis of German statutory insured and civil service pensioners
Merz, Joachim - 2022
This study contributes to the subjective well-being and retirement literature by quantifying life satisfaction before (4) and after retirement (9+) periods asking: Are retirees more satisfied? Fixed-effects and causal instrumental variables (IV) estimates with individual longitudinal data of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013171674
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Risk preferences and training investments
Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Obst, Cosima; … - 2020
We analyze workers' risk preferences and training investments. Our conceptual framework differentiates between the investment risk and insurance mechanisms underpinning training decisions. Investment risk leads risk-averse workers to train less; they undertake more training if it insures them...
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