This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages...

This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages...

Aus Sicht des Arbeitsangebots (neoklassisches Arbeitsangebotsmodell, Suchmodelle) wird versucht die geringen Beschäftigungsquoten älterer und weiblicher Personen zu erklären. Eine Grundannahme ist dabei, dass Personen nicht beschäftigt sein werden, sofern sich ein Lohnangebot unterhalb ihres...

Aus Sicht des Arbeitsangebots (neoklassisches Arbeitsangebotsmodell, Suchmodelle) wird versucht die geringen Beschäftigungsquoten älterer und weiblicher Personen zu erklären. Eine Grundannahme ist dabei, dass Personen nicht beschäftigt sein werden, sofern sich ein Lohnangebot unterhalb ihres...

This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages...

This empirical paper documents the relationship between composition of a firm's workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly...

This empirical paper documents the relationship between the composition of a firm's workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using newly...

The authors analyze gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth. The main finding is that women perceive their wage more often as fair if controls for hourly wage rates, individual and job-related characteristics are taken into account. Furthermore, the...