Publikationen mit SOEP-Daten: SOEPlit

GEE estimation of the covariance structure of a bivariate panel data model with an application to wage dynamics and the incidence of profit-sharing in West Germany

We propose a generalized estimating equations (GEE) approach to the estimation of the mean and covariance structure of bivariate time series processes of panel data. The one-step approach allows for mixed continuous and discrete dependent variables. A Monte Carlo Study is presented to compare our particular GEE estimator with more standard GEE-estimators. In the empirical illustration, we apply our ...

Kaum Beschäftigungseffekte durch Abbau von Überstunden

Overtime Reductions - Negligible Employment Effects

One of the central bones of contention in the current 'Alliance for Jobs' negotiations is the reduction of overtime and its potential employment effects. While the unions see overtime reductions as a possible means to increase employment, employers are sceptical about the idea, because they fear constraints on their flexibility in the use of labour. Around 1.8 billion paid overtime hours ...

Overtime Work, Overtime Compensation and the Distribution of Economic Well-Being - Evidence for West Germany and Great Britain

Umfang und Kompensation von Überstunden - Eine vergleichende Analyse für Westdeutschland und Großbritannien

Die Studie analysiert die Determinanten der Inzidenz, des Umfangs und der Kompensation von Überstunden in Westdeutschland und Großbritannien in den Jahren 1991 bis 1998. Istdie Inzidenz von Überstunden in beiden Ländern noch durchaus vergleichbar, so arbeiten britische Arbeitnehmer im Mittel doppelt so viel Überstunden wie vergleichbare westdeutsche Arbeitnehmer. Hinsichtlich der Kompensation von Überstunden ...

Risk Selection under Public Health Insurance with Opt-Out

This paper studies risk selection between public and private health insurance when some, but not all, individuals can opt out of otherwise mandatory public insurance. Using a theoretical model, I show that public insurance is adversely selected when insurers and insureds are symmetrically informed about health-related risks, and that there can be adverse or advantageous selection when insureds are ...

Three essays in health economics

Expenditures for health care and health insurance have increased rapidly over the last several decades. This thesis is composed of three essays that analyze markets for health care and health insurance, respectively. Chapter 1 studies risk selection between public and private health insurance when some, but not all, individuals can opt out of otherwise mandatory public insurance. Using a theoretical ...

Accounting for inequality in the EU: Income disparities between and within member states and overall income inequality

Wealth Distribution and Individual Voting Preferences: A Comparative Perspective

The political science literature has neglected the role that economic wealth may play in shaping voting preferences during national elections, most likely because of a lack of data on wealth. This paper examines the influence of household net worth on voting preferences in the United States, with reference to Sweden and Germany. This paper employs individual-level data from the American National Election ...

L'immigration au Luxembourg, et après?