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Temporary layoffs and split population models (replication data)
This paper develops and estimates a split population model for the duration of temporary layoffs in the German labour market; the population being split according to whether a... -
Incentive effects in the demand for health care: a bivariate panel count data...
This paper contributes in three dimensions to the literature on health care demand. First, it features the first application of a bivariate random effects estimator in a count... -
Stochastic volatility models: conditional normality versus heavy-tailed distr...
Most of the empirical applications of the stochastic volatility (SV) model are based on the assumption that the conditional distribution of returns, given the latent volatility... -
Investigating stability and linearity of a German M1 money demand function (r...
Starting from a linear error correction model (ECM) the stability and linearity of a German M1 money demand function are investigated, applying smooth transition regression... -
Testing for a unit root in the volatility of asset returns (replication data)
It is now well established that the volatility of asset returns is time varying and highly persistent. One leading model that is used to represent these features of the data is... -
Semiparametric analysis of German East-West migration intentions: facts and t...
East-West migration in Germany peaked at the beginning of the 1990s although the average wage gap between Eastern and Western Germany continues to average about 25%. We analyse... -
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES AND HOSPITALIZATION IN GERMANY (replication data)
The dramatically rising health expenditures have become a matter of prime concern. Using a rich panel dataset this paper contributes to this debate by investigating factors... -
Parametric and semi-parametric estimation of the binary response model of lab...
This paper compares the familiar probit model with three semiparametric estimators of binary response models in an application to labour market participation of married women.... -
Markups and Concentration in the Context of Digitization
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Markups for Consumers - Replication Files
A central motivating factor for studying price markups is their effect on consumer welfare. However, reported estimates of (firm-level) price markups in the literature often... -
The Benefits of Remoteness - Digital Mobility Data, Regional Road Infrastruct...
We investigate the regional distribution of the COVID-19 outbreak in Germany. We use a novel digital mobility dataset, that traces the undertaken trips on Easter Sunday 2020 and... -
Staff Rotation as an Anti-Corruption Policy in China and in Germany: An Exper...
We conducted bribery experiments in China and in Germany to analyze the effect of staff rotation on corruption. After being bribed, Chinese and German subjects in the role of... -
The Evolution of Immigrants' Homeownership in Germany (replication data)
Recently, the homeownership rate of immigrants in Germany has increased by more than 20 percentage points. To shed light on this sharp rise, this paper investigates the driving... -
Saving Behavior and Housing Wealth - Evidence from German Micro Data (replica...
Housing property is the most important position in a household’s wealth portfolio. Even though there is strong evidence that house price cycles and saving patterns behave... -
Public Preferences for Government Spending Priorities: Survey Evidence from G...
Employing data from a representative survey conducted in Germany, this paper examines public preferences for the size and composition of government expenditure. We focus on... -
The Empirics of Hidden Labor Force Dynamics in Germany
The unemployment rate is the core indicator when researchers and policymakers assess the level of underemployment in an economy. However, accumulating evidence suggests that the... -
Migration and Regional Wage Disparities in Germany (replication data)
The study provides an analysis of the effect of migration and commuting on regional wage disparities. For the analysis most variables are taken from the INKAR dataset (INKAR... -
Life satisfaction in Germany after reunification: Additional insights on the ...
The authors update previous findings and add new insights on the East-West gap in overall life satisfaction and its trend by using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel... -
Youth unemployment after apprenticeship training and individual, occupation a...
This paper analyses the risk of unemployment, unemployment duration, and the risk of longterm unemployment immediately after apprenticeship graduation. Unemployed apprenticeship... -
Intergenerational transmission of unemployment - evidence for German sons (re...
This paper studies the association between the unemployment experience of fathers and their sons. Based on German survey data that cover the last decades we find significant...