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Selbständigkeit von Personen mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland: Ursachen ethnischer Unternehmung

Does Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity Dampen Wage Increases?

Focusing on the compression of wage cuts, many empirical studies find a high degree of downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR). However, the resulting macroeconomic effects seem to be surprisingly weak. This contradiction can be explained within an intertemporal framework in which DNWR not only prevents nominal wage cuts but also induces firms to compress wage increases. We analyze whether a compression ...

Arbeitszeiten und Arbeitszeitwünsche der Angestellten im Laufe der Zeit

Im Wandel der Zeit - Arbeitszeiten und Arbeitszeitwünsche von Angestellten

Specification and Estimation of Rating Scale Models - with an Application to the Determinants of Life Satisfaction

This article proposes a new class of rating scale models, which merges advantages and overcomes shortcomings of the traditional linear and ordered latent regression models. Both parametric and semi-parametric estimation is considered. The insights of an empirical application to satisfaction data are threefold. First, the methods are easily implementable in standard statistical software. Second, the ...

Econometric Analysis of Ratings: With an Application to Health and Wellbeing

We propose a new non-linear regression model for rating dependent variables. The rating scale model accounts for the upper and lower bounds of ratings. Parametric and semi-parametric estimation is discussed. An application investigates the relationship between stated health satisfaction and physical and mental health scores derived from self-reports of various health impairments, using data from the ...

Blood donors and their changing engagement in other prosocial behaviors

BACKGROUND Increasing competition by nonprofit organizations provides blood donors with many options to engage themselves prosocially (e.g., by donating money or time). While most previous studies focused only on one form of donation, only a few studies analyzed two or more forms. This research gap is remarkable, as prior research has shown that a substantial portion of donors engage in more than one ...

Empirical Strategies to Eliminate Life-Cycle Bias in the Intergenerational Elasticity of Earnings Literature

I argue that the empirical strategies for estimation of the intergenerational elasticity of lifetime earnings that are currently employed in the literature might not eliminate bias arising from lifecycle effects. Specifically, I demonstrate that procedures based on the generalized errors-invariables model suggested by Haider and Solon (2006) or the consideration of differential earnings growth rates ...

Vermögen der Deutschen schrumpft

Das Nettovermögen der privaten Haushalte in Deutschland ist laut einer Studie deutlich gesunken – trotz steigender Löhne. Schuld daran sollen die Immobilienpreise sein.

Freiwilliges Engagement - ein Patentrezept für Wiedereinsteigerinnen?

Begünstigt freiwilliges Engagement die Integration von Wiedereinsteigerinnen in das Erwerbsleben? In Wissenschaft und Politik wird vermehrt diskutiert, wie Frauen, besonders nach familienbedingten Erwerbsunterbrechungen, schneller in den Arbeitsmarkt integriert werden können. Aus politischer Sicht wird das freiwillige Engagement als ein Instrument betrachtet, das Frauen beim Wiedereinstieg in das Erwerbsleben ...