We study the effect of a merger in a dynamic high-technology industry-the videogame market- which is characterized by frequent introduction of new products. To assess the impact of the merger between two large specialist retailers in the UK, we perform a difference-in-differences analysis comparing the price evolution of the merging parties to that of their 7 major competitors on an original sample ...
How can public pension systems be reformed to ensure fiscal stability in the face of increasing life expectancy? To address this question, we use micro data to estimate a structural life-cycle model of individuals' employment, retirement and consumption decisions. We calculate that, in the case of Germany, an increase of 3.76 years in the pension age thresholds or a cut of 26.8% in the per-year value ...
Paul Schmelzer has intensified his work as a post-doc in the SOEP team since September 2013. As part of his postdoctoral work in the social sciences, Paul will work on generating various retrospective biographical and spell data in the SOEP.
The SOEPnewsletter No. 102 / October 2013 is now available. We inform about Winners of the 2013 SOEP Best Publication Prize30 years of the SOEP (event and comment)SOEP 1984–2012 data (v29) and what’s new in this release... We’re delighted to provide a possibility for downloading the SOEP data!Data News from Cornell and Ohio State University... We need your help for the CNEF!New ...
Silke Anger left the SOEP on August 31, 2013, to accept a leadership position at the Institute for Labor Market Research (IAB) in Nuremberg. As of September 1, 2013, she will be heading the research area “Education and Employment over the Life Course” in the research area “Life Opportunities and Social Inequality.” Silke will also get an appointment as University Professor (W3) ...
Recent developments in electricity markets such as the increased deployment of variable renewable generation have prompted renewed interest over the role of energy storage. While storage technologies can in principle provide various benefits for the functioning of an electrical grid, many energy storage technologies are in initial stages of development and demonstration. The role of public policy is ...
The proposed research focuses on maternity leave duration and re-entry into full- and part-time employment for mothers in Germany. Numerous authors have investigated this subject in order to find out how women's characteristics, combined with family policies and the children's characteristics, influence the re-entries. However, these studies have been limited by their one-sided concentration on...
by Jürgen Blazejczak, Jochen Diekmann, Dietmar Edler, Claudia Kemfert, Karsten Neuhoff, Wolf-Peter Schill in: DIW Economic Bulletin 09/2013.Achieving the objectives of the German governments 2010 Energy Concept and the accelerated phase-out of nuclear energy will require significant investment in restructuring energy supply. In particular, this includes investment in installations for the ...
