Technological progress in the field of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to radically transform the labor market. The transformation potential of AI varies greatly across occupations. Given that the German labor market is strongly segregated by gender, it is important to examine whether GenAI-driven transformation will affect women and men differently. When data on AI transformation ...
Central bank collateral policy specifies which assets banks can pledge as collateral to obtain central bank funding and is an important determinant of liquidity in the banking system. We propose a high-frequency identification approach to study the systematic effects of central bank collateral policy on banks, financial markets, and asset prices. We identify collateral policy surprises using intraday ...
October 8, 1936 – † April 4, 2026 Professor Dr. Richard Hauser passed away in early April at the age of 89. With his death, the SOEP longitudinal study loses one of its founding fathers, long-time promoters, and consistently reliable supporters. Richard Hauser, together with his colleagues from the fields of economics and sociology, launched the SOEP in the early 1980s and significantly shaped its ...