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Cohort Size Effects on the German Labor Market

Although population aging is internationally pervasive, only few recent studies analyze its effects on relative labor market outcomes in the most affected countries. This paper shows that demographic change in Germany causes shifts in the wage and employment structures in favor of young workers. I firstly account for the fact that workers compete for certain jobs mainly within occupational tracks. ...

Wohlbefinden und Schichtung, Erziehungseinstellungen und Arbeitseinstellungen beim Ravensburger Elternsurvey

Bildung und Wohlbefinden - Bildungsaspirationen bei den Müttern und Vätern

Ethnische Einbettung und schulischer Erfolg: Zur Bedeutung ethnisch segregierter Lebenswelten für den Bildungserwerb von Kindern mit Zuwanderungshintergrund

Melanie Olczyk untersucht die Bedeutung (eigen-)ethnischer Bezüge für den Bildungserwerb von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Zuwanderungshintergrund. Dazu führt sie theoretische Überlegungen zusammen, diskutiert die vorliegenden empirischen Befunde und unterzieht die zentralen Argumente anschließend einer empirischen Prüfung auf Grundlage von Daten des Nationalen Bildungspanels (NEPS) und des Sozio-oekonomischen ...

Unequal Pay or Unequal Employment? A Cross-Country Analysis of Gender Gaps

Remittances and the Wage Impact of Immigration

This paper examines how the outflow of remittances affect the wages of native workers. The model shows that the wage impact of immigration depends on the competing effects of an increase in labor market competition and an increase in the consumer base. Immigrant remittances provide a unique way of isolating this latter effect because they reduce the consumer base but not the workforce. The predictions ...

Monitoring Subjective Well-being: Some New Empirical Evidence for Germany

What is subjective well-being influenced by? Since the Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress by Stiglitz, Sen and Fitoussi a huge number of studies has raised this question – with partly different findings. In addition, international organizations are increasingly addressing subjective well-being issues. The post-2015 development agenda of the United ...

Age Duration Profiles for Transitions between different Child Care Arrangements: Evidence from German Pre-Schoolers

Transitions Between Child Care Arrangements for German Pre-Schoolers

Care of children in a low fertility setting: Transitions between home and market care for pre-school children in Germany

Because it may affect a nation's fertility, child care policy is an important policy instrument for low-fertility countries. Designing an effective policy requires an understanding of the determinants of demand for child care. This study uses a descriptive statistical approach to analyze the dynamics of demand for child care for pre-school children in Germany. Age-specific and duration-specific ...