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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Purpose. Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. The aim of this paper is to study whether such ex ante effects differ according to ethnic origin. Design/methodology/approach. The authors apply a method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or search intensity, to each other. ...
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International Journal of Manpower
32 (2011), 7, S. 777-795
| Annette Bergemann, Marco Caliendo, Gerard van den Berg, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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Purpose: The aim of this paper is to study the economic effects of risk attitudes, time preferences, trust and reciprocity and to compare natives and second generation migrants. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based on the IZA Evaluation Dataset, a recently collected survey of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany. The data include a large number of migrant-specific ...
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International Journal of Manpower
32 (2011), 7, S. 825-851
| Amelie Constant, Annabelle Krause, Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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Purpose: This paper seeks to shed further light on the native-migrant differences in economic outcomes. The aim is to investigate labor market reintegration, patterns of job search, and reservation wages across unemployed migrants and natives in Germany. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on the IZA Evaluation Dataset, a recently collected rich survey of a representative sample of entrants ...
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International Journal of Manpower
32 (2011), 7, S. 753-776
| Amelie Constant, Martin Kahanec, Ulf Rinne, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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Purpose. This paper aims to present the IZA Evaluation Dataset, a newly created data source allowing for the evaluation of active labor market policies in Germany. Design/methodology/approach. The paper's approach is a description of the sampling and contents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset and an outline of its research potential. Findings. The evaluation of active labor market policies is often confronted ...
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International Journal of Manpower
32 (2011), 7, S. 731-752
| Marco Caliendo, Armin Falk, Lutz C. Kaiser, Hilmar Schneider, Arne Uhlendorff, Gerard van den Berg, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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The importance of repeat and circular migration starts receiving rising recognition. The paper studies this behavior by analyzing the number of exits and the total number of years away from the host country using count data models and panel data from the German guestworker experience. Beyond the myth, more than 60% of migrants in the sample from the guestworker countries living in Germany are indeed ...
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Population Research and Policy Review
30 (2011), 4, S.495-515
| Amelie Constant, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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Hedonism, or wanting to feel good, is central to human motivation. At times, however, people also seek to maintain or enhance negative affect or to dampen positive affect, and this can be instrumental for the later attainment of their goals. Here, we investigate the assumption that such contra-hedonic orientation is cognitively more demanding than prohedonic orientation, above and beyond the effects ...
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Emotion
11 (2011), 3, S. 656-665
| Michaela Riediger, Cornelia Wrzus, Florian Schmiedek, Gert G. Wagner, Ulman Lindenberger
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We study life satisfaction data from the 2005 World Values Survey and a 2009 survey of users of the virtual world Second Life. Second Life users do not have the same demographic profile as the general population, but the differences are not as large as we expected. The mechanisms and causes of life satisfaction seem to be similar in the two samples. Among Second Life users, satisfaction with their ...
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Kyklos
64 (2011), 3, S. 313-328
| Edward Castronova, Gert G. Wagner
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This paper studies risk attitudes using a large representative survey and a complementary experiment conducted with a representative subject pool in subjects' homes. Using a question asking people about their willingness to take risks -in general -, we find that gender, age, height, and parental background have an economically significant impact on willingness to take risks. The experiment confirms ...
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Journal of the European Economic Association
9 (2011), 3, S. 522-550
| Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David Huffman, Uwe Sunde, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner
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Perceived control plays an important role in shaping development throughout adulthood and old age. Using data from the adult lifespan sample of the national German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP; N > 10,000, covering 25 years of measurement), we explored long-term antecedents, correlates, and outcomes of perceived control and examined if associations differ with age. Targeting correlates and antecedents ...
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Psychology and Aging
26 (2011), 3, S. 559-575
| Frank J. Infurna, Denis Gerstorf, Nilam Ram, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner
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We examined measurement invariance and age-related robustness of a short 15-item Big Five Inventory (BFI-S) of personality dimensions, which is well suited for applications in large-scale multidisciplinary surveys. The BFI-S was assessed in three different interviewing conditions: computer-assisted or paper-assisted face-to-face interviewing, computer-assisted telephone interviewing, and a self-administered ...
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Behavior Research Methods
43 (2011), 2, S. 548-567
| Frieder R. Lang, Dennis John, Oliver Lüdtke, Jürgen Schupp, Gert G. Wagner