From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...

From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...

A number of contributions have found evidence for motherhood being a critical life event for women's employment careers. This study presents a detailed model for the du- ration of maternity leave in which young mothers can make a transition into a number of states related to employment and...

We consider the semiparametric generalised linear regression model which has mainstream empirical models such as the (partially) linear mean regression, logistic and multinomial regression as special cases. As an extension to related literature we allow a misclassified covariate to be interacted...

Im Februar 2006 verkürzte der Gesetzgeber die maximale Bezugsdauer des Arbeitslosengeldes für ältere Arbeitsnehmer von zuvor bis zu 32 Monaten auf 18 Monate. Kurz vor der Reform wurden relativ viele ältere Arbeitnehmer arbeitslos; nach dem Inkrafttreten waren es hingegen deutlich weniger als...

Ab Februar 2006 veränderte der Gesetzgeber die maximale Bezugsdauer des Arbeitslosengeldes für Ältere von zuvor 32 Monaten auf 18 Monate. Kurz vor der Reform wurden relativ viele Ältere arbeitslos; nach dem Inkrafttreten waren es hingegen deutlich weniger als vorher. Das ZEW, das IAB und die...

Die Anwendung der Ziffernanalyse zur Überprüfung von Kassenbelegen ist grundsätzlich möglich. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde gezeigt, dass die letzten und nicht die ersten Ziffern einer Zahl entscheidend sind.Weiterhin wurden die Voraussetzungen für die Anwendung der Ziffernanalyse auf Basis...

Register data are known for their large sample size and good data quality. The measurement accuracy of variables highly depends on their high importance for administrative processes. The education variable in the IAB employment sub-sample is an example for information that is gathered without a...

A new algorithm for clustering life course trajectories is presented and tested with large register data. Life courses are represented as sequences on a monthly timescale for the working-life with an age span from 16-65. A meaningful clustering result for this kind of data provides interesting...

This study demonstrates the importance of accounting for correlated unobserved heterogeneity to correctly identify the relevance of career and education for fertility decisions. By exploiting individual‐level life‐cycle information on fertility, career and education from large administrative...