Die Vorschläge zur Reform des deutschen Sozialstaats erscheinen unspektakulär. Doch sie sind richtig, wenn andere Reformen hinzukommen – etwa bei der Bildung. Die Ergebnisse der Sozialstaatskommission sind weder revolutionär noch radikal. Aber sie bedeuten einen wichtigen Schritt in der Reformdebatte über den deutschen Sozialstaat. Denn die Empfehlungen zeigen einen Weg auf, wie der Sozialstaat gerechter, ...
In structural vector autoregressive analysis it has become quite popular to identify some structural shocks of interest by external instruments or proxies. This study points out a range of areas where such proxies have been used and sketches the way the proxies have been constructed. It reviews identification and estimation methods that have been considered in this context. Moreover, it points out ...
This paper studies the labor market impact of structural change by distinguishing between industry- and occupation-based measures of manufacturing and service employment. Using German data from 1975–2019, we find that 67% of manufacturing jobs lost in manufacturing industries are offset by new manufacturing jobs in service industries. Linking these aggregate patterns to worker-level outcomes, we...
