The price for institutional long-term care is a central determinant of the demand for formal and informal long-term care. In this paper, we show how macroeconomic conditions affect these prices. The analysis is based on administrative data that contains rich information on the universe of...

The price for institutional long-term care is a central determinant of the demand for formal and informal long-term care. In this paper, we show how macroeconomic conditions affect these prices. The analysis is based on administrative data that contains rich information on the universe of...

Die Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der Pandemie wirken sich kurzfristig erheblich auf den Arbeitsmarkt aus. Die Kurzarbeit ist massiv angestiegen und auch die Arbeitslosigkeit hat zugenommen. In diesem Bericht untersuchen wir anhand des Dynamischen Mikrosimulationsmodells (DySiMo) des DIW Berlin die...

Die Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der Pandemie wirken sich kurzfristig erheblich auf den Arbeitsmarkt aus. Die Kurzarbeit ist massiv angestiegen und auch die Arbeitslosigkeit hat zugenommen. In diesem Bericht untersuchen wir anhand des Dynamischen Mikrosimulationsmodells (DySiMo) des DIW Berlin die...

"The unemployment rate in East Germany has been almost twice as high as in West Germany since unification. At the same time, employment subject to social security contributions decreased markedly. We analyse how these developments are reflected in the careers of birth cohorts born between 1937...

The unemployment rate in East Germany has been almost twice as high as in West Germany since unification. At the same time, employment subject to social security contributions decreased markedly. We analyse how these developments are reflected in the careers of birth cohorts born between 1937...

"The unemployment rate in East Germany has been almost twice as high as in West Germany since unification. At the same time, employment subject to social security contributions decreased markedly. We analyse how these developments are reflected in the careers of birth cohorts born between 1937...

This paper extends the idea of using ex-ante risk measures in a model of precautionary savings by explicitly simulating future net-income risks. The uncertainty measure takes into account the interdependency of labor market status and health. The model is estimated for prime age males using the...

This paper extends the idea of using ex-ante risk measures in a model of precautionary savings by explicitly simulating future net-income risks. The uncertainty measure takes into account the interdependency of labour market status and health. The model is estimated for prime age males using the...