Taking advantage of the panel structure of the data, the impact of intermarriage on labor market productivity as measured by earnings is examined. Contrarily to previous studies which rely on instrumental variable techniques, selection issues are addressed within a fixed effects framework. The model accounts for short and long term effects as well as general differences between those who intermarry ...
As part of the discussion about policy options to solve the German unemployment problem, there has been an ongoing debate on the redistribution of work. A potential way to achieve this redistribution is to encourage early retirement and a shorter working week through work sharing and a reduction of overtime hours. The subject of overtime reduction recently appeared on the agenda of the Bundesanstalt ...