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Gerontocracy in Motion? European Cross-Country Evidence on the Labor Market Consequences of Population Ageing

The Impact of Demographic Change on Human Capital Accumulation

This paper investigates whether and to what extent demographic change has an impact on human capital accumulation. The effect of the relative cohort size on educational attainment of young adults in Germany is analyzed utilizing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for West-German individuals of the birth cohorts 1966 to 1986. These are the cohorts which entered the labor market since the 1980's. ...

Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants in Germany: The Importance of Heterogeneity and Attrition Bias

Always Poor or Never Poor and Nothing in Between? Duration of Child Poverty in Germany

This paper analyses the duration of child poverty in Germany. Observing the entire income history from the individuals' birth to their coming of age at age 18, we are able to analyse dynamics in and out of poverty for the entire population of children, whether they become poor at least once or not. Using duration models, we find that household composition, most importantly single parenthood, and ...

Income Distribution: An Important Factor for Economic Forecasts

The development of private consumption is a crucial factor in compiling macroeconomic projections as part of national accounts. Household savings also play an important role as an explanatory variable for consumer development, since private households must decide whether to spend their incomes on consumption or saving. The estimated savings rate in DIW Berlin's economic projections can be improved ...

Does Naturalization Facilitate Integration? A Longitudinal Study on the Consequences of Citizenship Acquisition for Immigrants’ Identification with Germany

Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, ob Einbürgerung die Identifikation mit dem Aufnahmeland beeinflusst. Untersucht wird dies mit den Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels, ausgehend von Evidenzen zu positiven Effekten der Einbürgerung für die strukturelle Integration von Migranten. Einbürgerung wird verstanden als individuelle Investition in die Integration und einmaliges Ereignis im Lebensverlauf von ...

The Child Penalty. A Compensating Wage Differential?

Objective Trends and Perceptions of Health Status in Germany

The Willingness to Pay for Job Amenities: Evidence from Mother's Return to Work

How can we encourage unused work potentials, such as young mothers, to participate in the labor market? This study addresses this issue by providing a direct measure for the relevance of job-related amenities for mothers work decision. It is the first study to directly estimate mothers’ marginal willingness to pay (MWP) for job amenities. Its identification strategy relies on German maternity leave ...

The motherhood wage gap: What about job amenities?

Women with children tend to earn lower hourly wages than women without children - a shortfall known as the ‘motherhood wage gap’. While many studies provide evidence for this empirical fact and explore several hypotheses about its causes, the impact of motherhood on job dimensions other than wages has scarcely been investigated. In order to assess changes in women's jobs around motherhood, I use ...