9.00 | Registration | ||
10.00 | Welcome Opening Adress | ||
10.30-12:30 | Plenary Session Chair: Bengt-Arne Wickström, DIW Berlin/Humbildt-Universität Berlin Does the Glass Ceiling Exist? A Cross-National Perspective on Gender Income Mobility (PDF, 185.05 KB) Ira N. Gang, Rutgers University, John Landon-Lane, Rutgers University and Myeong-Su Yun, University of Western Ontario/Tulane University The Economic Consequences of Marital Disruption in Germany (PDF, 30.02 KB) | ||
12.30-14.00 | Lunch | ||
14.00-17.00 | Parallel Sessions: | ||
A. Methodological Issues Chair: Heather Laurie, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Essex | B. Income Mobility Chair: Conchita D'Ambrosio, DIW Berlin/University Luigi Bocconi, Milan | C. East Germany Chair: Heike Solga, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin | |
On the source and magnitude of income mobility in Germany (PDF, 304.12 KB) Philippe Van Kerm, CEPS/ INSTEAD, Luxembourg | The Covariance Structure of East and West German Incomes and its Implications for the Persistence of Poverty and Inequality (PDF, 416.01 KB) Martin Biewen, University of Heidelberg/DIW Berlin | Participation Behavior of East German Women after German Unification (PDF, 262.46 KB) Holger Bonin, IZA, Bonn, and Rob Euwals, CPB, The Hague/ CEPR, London/ IZA, Bonn | |
Item Non-Response on Income and Wealth Questions: Patterns and Correlates (PDF, 195.89 KB) Regina T. Riphahn, University of Basel/DIW Berlin and Oliver Serfling, University of Basel | 'Social Cohesion' and the Dynamics of Income in Four Countries (PDF, 419.93 KB) Miles Corak, Statistics Canada/Carleton University IZA, Bonn, Wen-Hao Chen, Statistics Canada/ University of Michigan, Abdelatif Demnati, and Dennis Batten, both Statistics Canada | Analyzing Wage Change in East Germany during Last Decade (PDF, 254.27 KB) Ira N. Gang, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and Myeong-Su Yun, University of Western Ontario/ Tulane University, New Orleans | |
Respondent Behavior in Panel Studies - A Case Study for Item-Nonresponse by Means of the German Socio-Economic Panel(GSOEP) (PDF, 355.46 KB) Jörg-Peter Schräpler, Ruhr University Bochum/DIW Berlin | Dimensions of Income Mobility: Policy Goals and Outcomes in ‘Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism' (PDF, 196.65 KB) Bruce Headey, University of Melbourne, and Ruud J.A. Muffels, Tilburg University | The Speed of Leaving the Old Job: A Study on Job Changes and Exit into Unemployment during the East German Transition Process (PDF, 299.58 KB) Joachim Wolff and Parvati Trübswetter, both University of Munich | |
15.30-16.00 | Coffee Break | ||
17.15 | Poster Presentations | ||
Afterwards | Get-together: Wine, Beer, Water, Pretzels |
09.00-12.30 | Parallel Sessions: | ||
D. Family Structure and Children Chair: Ernst Fehr, University of Zurich/ Institute for Advanced Studies in Berlin | E. Wage Determination and Savings Chair: Paul R. Gregory, University of Houston/ DIW Berlin | F. Wages, Employment and Careers Chair: Christof Helberger, TU Berlin | |
How Exits from the Labor Force or Death Impact Household Income: A Four Country Comparison of Public and Private Income Support (PDF, 220.34 KB) Richard V. Burkhauser, Cornell University, Ithaca/ DIW Berlin, Philip Giles, Statistics Canada, Dean R. Lillard, Cornell University, Ithaca/ DIW Berlin and Johannes Schwarze, University of Bamberg/DIW Berlin | Precautionary Savings and Self-Selection - an Empirical Test Based on the 'German Reunification Experiment' (PDF, 510.78 KB) Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, and Matthias Schündeln, both Yale University, New Haven | On Sand and the Role of Grease in Labor Markets (PDF, 243.83 KB) Anja Decressin, Georgetown University, Washington, and Jörg Decressin, IMF, Washington | |
The Impact of Domestic Child Care on School Performance (PDF, 257.89 KB) Rainer Hufnagel, University of Hohenheim | The Effect of Maternity Leave on Women's Pay in Germany 1984 - 1994 (PDF, 343.05 KB) Jan Ondrich, Syracuse University, C. Katharina Spieß, DIW Berlin/ TU Berlin, and Qing Yang, Verbind | Long - Term Effects of Unpaid Overtime - Evidence for West Germany (PDF, 73.13 KB) Markus Pannenberg, DIW Berlin/IZA | |
Does Low Income in Early Childhood Affect Adolescent School Attainment? Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel (PDF, 123.54 KB) Stephen P. Jenkins, University of Essex/DIW Berlin and Chris Schluter, University of Bristol/CASE | Returns to Education and Experience in Self-Employment: Evidence from Germany (PDF, 147 KB) Donald R. Williams, Kent State University | Labour Supply Effects of Low Wage Subsidies in Germany (PDF, 6.49 KB) Holger Bonin, Wolfram Kempe, and Hilmar Schneider, all IZA, Bonn | |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | ||
14.00-17.00 | Parallel Sessions: | ||
G. Job Loss Chair: Gert G. Wagner, DIW Berlin/TU Berlin | H. The Elderly and Retirement Chair: Viktor Steiner, DIW Berlin/Free University (FU) Berlin | I. Health, Happiness, Neighborhoods Chair: Reiner Stäglin, DIW Berlin/Free University (FU) Berlin | |
The Influence of Internal Control on the Employment Status of German Workers (PDF, 342.77 KB) William T. Gallo, Yale University, Jerome Endrass, Yale University/University of Zurich, Elizabeth H. Bradley, Yale University, Daniel Hell, University of Zurich and Stanislav V. Kasl, Yale University | Early Retirement Behaviour of Senior Workers: A Comparitive Analysis of Germany, the UK and the Netherlands (PDF, 42.4 KB) Trudie Schils, Tilburg University | Separate Spaces, Separate Outcomes? Neighborhood impacts on minorities in Germany (PDF, 50.83 KB) Anita I. Drever, UCLA | |
Welfare State Stabilization of Employment Careers: Unemployment Benefits and Job Histories in the United States and West Germany (PDF, 0.96 MB) Markus Gangl, WZB, Berlin | Retirement Timing in Germany: Does the Spouse Matter? (PDF, 221.63 KB) Sonja Drobnic, University of Bremen/ Harvard University, Cambridge | The Value of Reunification in Germany: An Analysis of Changes in Life Satisfaction (PDF, 396.05 KB) Paul Frijters, Free University Amsterdam, John P. Haisken-DeNew, DIW Berlin/ IZA, Bonn and Michael A. Shields, University of Melbourne | |
Fixed Term Contracts in Germany: Low Wages, Poor Prospects? (PDF, 8.2 KB) Frances McGinnity and Antje Mertens, both MPI for Human Development, Berlin | Income Risks Within Retirement in Great Britain and Germany (PDF, 0.98 MB) Ashgar Zaidi, LSE, Joachim R. Frick, DIW Berlin and Felix Büchel, MPI for Human Development, Berlin/ TU Berlin/ DIW Berlin/ IZA, Bonn | Tobacco Control Policies and Smoking Cessation: A Cross Country Analysis (PDF, 212.85 KB) Donald Kenkel, Dean R. Lillard, and Alan Mathios, all Cornell University, Ithaca | |
15.30-16.00 | Coffee Break | ||
17.15-17:30 | Looking Forward: Household Panels in the 21st Century Gert G. Wagner, DIW Berlin | ||
17:30 | Honoring of Outstanding GSOEP2002 Conference Papers by Jennifer Hunt, University of Montreal/DIW Berlin | ||
17:45 | Closing Ceremony End of the Conference | ||
18:15 | Joint Reception: Welcoming Remarks - Dr. Peer Pasternack, Undersecretary of State in the Berlin Ministry of Science, Research and Cultural Affairs |