Category: Labour Participation, Poverty, and Social Policy

When Germany introduced its federal statutory minimum wage of 8.50 euro in 2015, it marked a major shift in labour policy.

Gender gaps in employment have narrowed but remain substantial, particularly among couples. To estimate how improved female wage opportunities influence partners’ employment ...

People with disabilities continue to face many barriers, especially when it comes to the labour market. In the world of work, inclusion is much more widely defined than simply ...

When refugees first arrive in Germany, apart from individual constraints, institutional hurdles hinder them from integrating into the labour market.

This paper develops a large-scale algorithm-based application to improve the match quality in the labor market. We use comprehensive administrative data on employment biographies ...

Using a semiparametric event study approach with a control group, we estimate the effect of motherhood on labor market outcomes in Germany, the child penalty.

Application behaviour can explain half of the residual earnings gap On average, women earn less than men. So far, gender-specific application behaviour has received little ...

Bernhard Schmidpeter (Johannes Kepler University Linz) will speak on the Workshop "Social policy and the labour market in turbulent times: (no) need for change?" on 19 and 20 ...

This paper analyzes whether financial disincentives affect firm demand for disabled workers. In Germany, firms must pay a noncompliance fine if they do not meet their legal ...