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Skill-Based Technical Change Vs. Structural Change

Structural Change of the Production Process and Unemployment in Germany (Kieler Studien 307)

Inheritance in Germany 1911 to 2009: A Mortality Multiplier Approach

We estimate the size of inheritance and gift flows in Germany for selected years over the last century, applying the methodology used by Piketty (2011) for France and combining national accounts, tax statistics and survey data (mainly the German Socio-Economic Panel, SOEP). The data clearly supports the finding of a U-shaped evolution. The annual flow of inheritance and gifts was almost 15% of national ...

Transitions to adulthood

Computer Use and the Employment Status of Older Workers - an Analysis Based on Individual Data

What really matters: Regional versus individual determinants of the digital divide in Germany

This paper analyses the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It studies the determinants of home Internet use in Germany on the level of counties as well as on the level of individuals. Based on two large data sets, the analyses show that population density itself cannot explain regional differences in Internet use rates. The results rather indicate that it is the different composition ...

Essays on Occupational Choice (Chapter 2 and 3) (Dissertation)

Tracing the Relationship between Job Insecurity, Individual Expectations and the Satisfaction of German Workers

Kindergarten attendance and decision makers' political leaning - Difference-in-Difference evidence from German municipalities

On the Non-Stationarity of German Income Mobility (and Some Observations on Poverty Dynamics)