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Many countries use job-retention schemes, such as short-time work (STW), to stabilize the labor market during economic downturns. While these schemes might prevent unemployment (UE) and its adverse effects on workers, STW could also deter workers from moving to more productive firms, thereby negatively affecting their labor market outcomes in the long run. We analyze the long-term effects of STW and ...
Berlin:
DIW Berlin,
2026,
(DIW Discussion Paper 2160)
| Clara Schäper, Katharina Wrohlich, Sabine Zinn
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In this paper, we examine whether and to what extent the 2008 Alimony Reform in Germany had an impact on alimony, its likelihood of payment, and cooperation between former spouses. In 2008, financial self-responsibility was imposed on divorcees by limiting post-marital alimony. By estimating panel event models and exploiting the German Tax Payer Panel, we show a significant decline in the likelihood ...
In:
Review of Economics of the Household
23 (2025), 2, 737–761
| Marianna Schaubert, Johannes Köckeis
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After changes in the spatial environment induced by residential relocations, mode choice is prone to reconsideration. This study analyzes a panel dataset of 661 movers in Germany who were questioned before and after a move. We aim to determine the relationships between changes in the built environment, in travel attitudes, and in mode choice, accounting for possibly bi-directional relationships. Structural ...
In:
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
139 (2025), 104556
| Katja Schimohr, Eva Heinen, Petter Næss, Joachim Scheiner
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This paper studies whether political leaders’ gender matters for crisis management. I examine female mayors in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia during the intake of Ukrainian refugees in 2022/23. I use granular data on fulfillment of the municipal refugee allocation quota and 2020 municipal election data. I use a two-way fixed effects specification to compare quota fulfillment of female and ...
In:
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
240 (2025), 107306
| Sebastian Schirner
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Many studies exploit the random placement of individuals into groups such as schools or regions to estimate the effects of group-level variables on these individuals. Assuming a simple data generating process, we show that the typical estimate contains three components: the causal effect of interest, ”multiple-treatment bias” (MTB), and ”mobility bias” (MB). The extent of these biases depends on the ...
Bonn:
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA),
2025,
(IZA DP No. 18319)
| Marco Schmandt, Constantin Tielkes, Felix Weinhardt
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Telework could alter the spatial distributions of economic and social activities as work moves away from central places. Decisions regarding telework from home are made in establishments. Employee influence in establishments, as well as regional structures at the establishment location may interact to influence such decisions. Using the SOEP-LEE2 data for Germany findings show that decisions by establishments ...
In:
Regional Studies
59 (2025), 1,
| Torben Dall Schmidt, Wenzel Matiaske, Martina Maas
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The Big Five Inventory–15p (BFI-15p) is a relatively new 15-item version developed for Hispanic populations; however, evidence of its cross-cultural equivalence is lacking. This study examined the clarity of item phrasing (Study 1) and measurement invariance (Study 2) in university students from Argentina, Spain, and Peru. Two studies were conducted: one to assess perceived item clarity (n = 70) and ...
In:
Acta Psychologica
256 (2025), 104993
| César Merino-Soto, Sergio Dominguez-Lara, Lucas Marcelo Rodriguez, Guillermo M. Chans, Manuel Marti-Vilar
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This study investigates the link between childbearing and employment changes of female immigrants and their descendants in three European countries: the UK, France, and Germany. Although childbearing significantly influences female labour force participation, the interrelationship between fertility and employment changes among migrant populations is poorly understood. We use event history models to ...
In:
European Journal of Population
41 (2025), 1, 26
| Júlia Mikolai, Hill Kulu, Isaure Delaporte, Chia Liu
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The Covid-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes to business ownership in the UK which affects a generation of entrepreneurs and their employees. Nonetheless, the impact remains poorly understood. This is because research on capital accumulation has typically lacked high-quality, individualized, population-level data. We overcome these barriers to examine who benefits from economic crises through ...
In:
Journal of Computational Social Science
8 (2025), 2, 29
| Naomi Muggleton, Charles Rahal, Aaron Reeves
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According to behavioral economics, investors’ decisions are influenced by factors beyond rational reasoning, such as an investor's personality. This paper explores the relationships between personality, using the Big Five personality traits framework, and the willingness to invest in assets that contribute to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), more specifically, sustainable finances. ...
In:
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
114 (2025), 102332
| E. Muñoz-Muñoz, E. Crespo-Cebada, A. S. Mirón-Sanguino, C. Díaz-Caro