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Arbeitsmarkt: Acht Millionen mit Niedriglohn

Arbeitsmarkt: Das deutsche Jobwunder

Kontrolleinstellungen zum Leben und der Zukunft - Auswertung eines neuen sozialpsychologischen Itemblocks im sozio-oekonomischen Panel

Kontrolleinstellungen zum Leben und zur Zukunft – Auswertung eines neuen sozialpsychologischen Itemblocks im Sozio-oekonomischen Panel

Does Intermarriage Pay Off? A Panel Data Analysis

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 ...

Inter-ethnic Partnerships: Key Characteristics, And What They Reveal About Successful Integration

Partnerships between immigrants and native-born citizens are commonly viewed as the product of successful social integration, as well as a possible driving force of economic success. Thus, immigrants living in inter-ethnic partnerships have on average a higher level of education, better occupational status, and higher income than those living in intra-ethnic relationships. Data from the German Socio-Economic ...

Inter-ethnische Partnerschaften: Was sie auszeichnet - und was sie über erfolgreiche Integration aussagen

Partnerschaften zwischen Migranten und Einheimischen gelten gemeinhin als Ergebnis erfolgreicher sozialer Integration und möglicherweise treibende Kraft hinter ökonomischem Erfolg. So verfügen inter-ethnisch lebende Migrantinnen und Migranten über eine höhere Schulbildung, einen besseren beruflichen Status und durchschnittlich höhere Löhne als solche in intra-ethnischen Beziehungen. Daten des Sozio-Oekonomischen ...

Couple’s Relative Labor Supply in Intermarriage

In this paper the hypothesis that partnerships between immigrants and natives are less specialized – in the sense that spouses provide similar working hours per weekday – than those between immigrants is tested. The empirical analysis relies on panel data using a two-limit random effects tobit framework to identify determinants of a gender-neutral specialization index. Results indicate that for immigrants ...

Relative labor supply in intermarriage

Spouse’s relative labor supply and the degree of specialization in intermarriage might differ from that in immigrant and native marriage for several reasons. Intermarried couples may specialize less due to smaller comparative advantages resulting from positive assortative mating by education, and due to different bargaining positions within the household. The empirical analysis relies on panel data ...

Do Political Efficacy and Socio-Political Culture Transmit Through History? Evidence on the Prussian Legacy

Since about two decades, a growing strand of literature seeks to delve deep into the topic of historical institutional frameworks to gain insight into the origins of peoples' norms and perceptions as well as contemporary economic developments. In this vein, this study presents new evidence for a Prussian legacy in terms of a persistently lower level of political efficacy and a socio-political ...