We present a semiparametric method to estimate group-level dispersion, which is particularly effective in the presence of censored data. We apply this procedure to obtain measures of occupation-specific wage dispersion using top-coded administrative wage data from the German IAB Employment Sample (IABS). We then relate these robust measures of earnings risk to the risk attitudes of individuals working ...
The existing literature offers two conflicting expectations about how fatherhood may influence men's working hours. The traditional male-provider model predicts that a man will increase his labour supply after becoming a father, while the model of involved fatherhood suggests that fathers will cut back their working hours. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this article considers ...