Many high-income economies strive to integrate recently immigrated refugees and asylum-seekers into their labor markets. We contribute to the discussion of relevant policy tools and use rich survey data that are matched to precise administrative records on refugee immigrants to Germany. We study the impact of occupational recognition decisions on refugee outcomes. Applying a difference-in...
Der englische Originaltitel des Seminars lautet: “Occupational recognition of refugees: Effects on labor market outcomes, remittances, and life satisfaction”. Die Präsentation findet auf Englisch statt. Eine kurze Zusammenfassung zum Vortrag ist nur auf der englischen Veranstaltungsseite verfügbar!
This paper investigates the long-run consequences of a later school entry for personality traits. For identification, we exploit the statutory cutoff rules for school enrollment in Germany within a regression discontinuity design. We find that relatively older school starters have persistently lower levels of neuroticism in adulthood. This effect is entirely driven by women, which has important...
Was wäre, wenn jeder Mensch in Deutschland monatlich 1.200 Euro bekäme – ohne Gegenleistung, ohne Bedingungen? Für viele klingt das nach Utopie, für andere nach Spinnerei. Für Jürgen Schupp, Sozialwissenschaftler und langjähriger Direktor des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP), war es vor allem eine empirisch überprüfbare wissenschaftliche Fragestellung. Als Teil eines großangelegten Feldexperiments ...
With the 2021 introduction of Germany’s basic pension, longterm insured persons with low incomes can receive a supplement to their statutory pension. In 2024, around 1.4 million recipients received an average pension increase of 100 euros as a result. Data from the German Pension Insurance show that women especially benefit from the basic pension supplement. At the same time, it is striking that people ...
Der englische Originaltitel des Seminars lautet: “Timing of School Entry and Personality Traits in Adulthood”. Die Präsentation findet auf Englisch statt. Eine kurze Zusammenfassung zum Vortrag ist nur auf der englischen Veranstaltungsseite verfügbar!
We are pleased to inform you that representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit the DIW Berlin to present the IMF Economist Program (EP) — an entry program for young economists who wish to pursue an international career in economic policy and research. The IMF Economist Program is designed for talented economists who are close to completing or have recently completed a PhD...
