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Private Pensions - A Viable Alternative? Their Distributive Effects in a Comparative Perspective

Problems and Examples of Dissemination of "Scientific Use Micro-Data Files" in Germany and Elsewhere

Modeling risk factors of mortality in Germany in the context of survival analysis using the socio-economic panel data (master thesis)

Income Distribution and Current Account Imbalances

We develop a three-country, stock-flow consistent macroeconomic model to study the effects of changes in both personal and functional income distribution on national current account balances. Each country has a household sector and a non-household (corporate) sector. The household sector is divided into income deciles, and consumer demand is characterized by upward-looking status comparisons following ...

Youth unemployment: Déjà vu?

This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data. It argues that there is convincing evidence that the young are particularly susceptible to the negative ...

Does Economic Uncertainty Have an Impact on Decisions to Bear Children? Evidence from Eastern Germany

Does Economic Uncertainty Affect the Decision to Bear Children? Evidence from East and West Germany

A Comparison of the Poverty Impact of Transfers, Taxes and Market Income across Five OECD Countries

Mortgage Market Maturity and Homeownership Inequality among Young Households: A Five-Country Perspective

The Quantitative Role of Child Care for Female Labor Force Participation and Fertility

I document that the labor force participation rate of West German mothers with children aged zero to two exceeds the corresponding child-care enrollment rate, while the opposite is true for mothers whose children are older than two but below the mandatory schooling age. These facts also hold for a cross-section of E.U. countries. I develop a life-cycle model that explicitly accounts for this age-dependent ...