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Transferability of human capital and immigrant assimilation : an analysis for Germany ; conference paper

Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Kramer, Anica - 2013

This paper investigates the transferability of human capital across countries and the contribution of imperfect human capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that, overall, education and labor market experience...

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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees : conference paper

Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias - 2013

We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...

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The impact of skill mismatch on earnings losses after job displacement : conference paper

Nedelkoska, Ljubica; Neffke, Frank; Wiederhold, Simon - 2013

The long-term earnings losses of displaced workers are substantial. We investigate the role of post-displacement occupational matching in explaining the cost of job displacement. We combine German administrative data on the work history of displaced workers with information on the task content...

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Behavioral effects of a federal minimum wage and income inequality in Germany : conference paper

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2013

Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …

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Inequality and the marriage gap : conference paper

Siassi, Nawid - 2014

Marriage is one of the most important determinants of economic prosperity, yet most existing theories of inequality …

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Intra-firm wage compression and cost coverage of training : evidence from linked employer-employee data ; conference paper/ Pfeifer, Christian

Pfeifer, Christian - 2013 - (work in progress; Jahrestagung Verein für Socialpolitik; 26.2.2013)

This paper uses German linked employer-employee data in order to estimate the impact of intra-firm wage dispersion on the probability that firms pay for continuous training. About half of all firms in the estimation sample cover all direct and indirect training costs, which contradicts the...

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Analyzing zero returns to education in Germany : heterogeneous effects and skill formation ; conference paper

Kamhöfer, Daniel A.; Schmitz, Hendrik - 2013 - This version: August 28, 2013, preliminary

We analyze the causal effect of education on old-age cognitive abilities using German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data and regional variation in mandatory years of schooling and the supply of schools. Our outcome variable is the score an individual reaches in an ultra-short intelligence test. We...

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Labor market effects of sports and exercise : evidence from Canadian panel data ; conference paper

Lechner, Michael; Sari, Nazmi - 2014 - This version: January 2014

Based on the Canadian National Population Health Survey we estimate the effects of individ-ual sports and exercise on individual labor market outcomes. The data covers the period from 1994 to 2008. It is longitudinal and rich in life-style, health, and physical activity in-formation. Exploiting...

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How does socio-economic status shape a child's personality? : conference paper

Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; … - 2014 - November 11, 2013

We show that parental socioeconomic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The facets of personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism that are important noncognitive skills, as well as crystallized, fluid, and...

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Human capital externalities vs. substitution effects as determinants of regional wages : evidence from German micro data ; conference paper

Thönnessen, Rasmus - 2014

This article reconsiders the empirical evidence on regional human capital externalities using longitudal survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). It complements the empirical literature on the role of human capital for explaining regional wage differences. Based on the framework...

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