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Olaf Hübler

University of Hannover

Institute of Quantitative Economic Research

D-30167 Hannover

Germany

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1.

Job Satisfaction and Work-Life Balance: Differences between Homework and Work at the Workplace of the Company

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13504
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Lutz Bellmann and Olaf Hübler
Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and University of Hannover
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work-life balance, telecommuting, remote work, effects on employees, job satisfaction, COVID-19

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Works Councils and Collective Bargaining in Germany: The Impact on Productivity and Wages

IZA Discussion Paper No. 322
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Jul 2001 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler and Uwe Jirjahn
University of Hannover and University of Trier - Faculty of Economics
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Dual industrial relations; bargaining; efficiency; rent seeking; correlated double selection

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The Nonlinear Link between Height and Wages: An Empirical Investigation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2394
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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discrimination, wages, nonlinear, height, cyclical effects

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Are Tall People Less Risk Averse than Others?

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Are Tall People Less Risk Averse than Others?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6441
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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risk preference, height

Are Tall People Less Risk Averse than Others?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Jul 2012
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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height, risk preference

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Industrial Relations and the Wage Differentials between Skilled and Unskilled Blue-Collar Workers within Establishments: An Empirical Analysis with Data of Manufacturing Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 176
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Nov 2000 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler and Wolfgang Mayer
University of Hannover and University of Cincinnati - McMicken College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Economics
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union density, skilled and unskilled labour, Wage differentials, coverage of collective bargaining, works councils

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The Link between Job Security and Wages: A Comparison between Germany and the UK

Schmalenbach Business Review, Vol. 62, pp. 45-67, January 2010
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Feb 2010
Dominik Hübler and Olaf Hübler
University of Oxford and University of Hannover
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Germany, Objective and Subjective Job Security, United Kingdom, Wages

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Financial Literacy: Thai Middle Class Women Do Not Lag Behind

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1615
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Nov 2016
Antonia Grohmann, Olaf Hübler, Roy Kouwenberg and Lukas Menkhoff
Aarhus University, University of Hannover, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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financial literacy, financial behavior, gender gap, individual characteristics, societal norms, Thailand

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Investment Under Company-Level Pacts

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7195
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Lutz Bellmann, Hans-Dieter Gerner and Olaf Hübler
Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and University of Hannover
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investments, pacts for employment and competitiveness, industrial relations

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Paid and Unpaid Overtime Working in Germany and the UK

IZA Discussion Paper No. 133
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Robert A. Hart, David N.F. Bell, Olaf Hübler and Wolfgang Schwerdt
University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Hannover and European Central Bank (ECB)
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Unpaid Overtime, hours determination, earnings effects

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Is There a Trade-Off between Job Security and Wages in Germany and the UK?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2241
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Dominik Hübler and Olaf Hübler
University of Oxford and University of Hannover
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job security, wages, Germany, UK

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Skill Shortages in German Establishments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8290
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Lutz Bellmann and Olaf Hübler
Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and University of Hannover
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Great Recession, skill shortage, firm characteristics, measures

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Do Women Manage Smaller Funds?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4771
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler and Lukas Menkhoff
University of Hannover and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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attitudes, gender, asset managers, segregation, qualification

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Corruption and Cheating: Evidence from Rural Thailand

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Corruption and Cheating: Evidence from Rural Thailand

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1917
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Nov 2020
Olaf Hübler, Melanie Koch, Lukas Menkhoff and Ulrich Schmidt
University of Hannover, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Kiel - Institute of Economics
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Corruption, cheating, individual characteristics, lab-in-the-field experiment

Cheating and Corruption: Evidence from a Household Survey

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1826 (2019)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Oct 2019
Olaf Hübler, Melanie Koch, Lukas Menkhoff and Ulrich Schmidt
University of Hannover, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Kiel Institute for the World Economy
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Cheating, Corruption, Individual Characteristics, Lab-in-the-Field Experiment

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Employment Adjustments on the Internal and External Labour Market – An Empirical Study with Personnel Records of a German Company

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-133
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Apr 2009
Knut Gerlach and Olaf Hübler
Universitaet Hannover - Institut für Quantitative Wirtschaftsforschung and University of Hannover
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personnel records, overtime, promotion, job mobility, cancellation agreement, transfer organisation

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Works Councils, Training and Employee Satisfaction

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11871
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Lutz Bellmann, Olaf Hübler and Ute Leber
Institute for Employment Research (IAB), University of Hannover and Leibniz Universität Hannover
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job satisfaction, training, works councils

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Unobserved Individual and Firm Heterogeneity in Wage and Tenure Functions: Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2741
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Thomas Cornelißen and Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover and University of Hannover
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wages, unobserved worker and firm heterogeneity, linked employer-employee data, tenure

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Downward Wage Rigidity and Labour Mobility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1523
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2021
Thomas Cornelißen and Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover and University of Hannover
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layoffs, wage rigidity, wage sweep up, job mobility, quits, promotions

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Allais for the Poor: Relations to Ability, Information Processing and Risk Attitudes

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1645
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Mar 2017
Tabea Herrmann, Olaf Hübler, Lukas Menkhoff and Ulrich Schmidt
Leibniz Universität Hannover, University of Hannover, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Kiel - Institute of Economics
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Field experiments, Allais paradox, socio-demographic characteristics, prospective reference theory, first order stochastic dominance, risk attitude, optimism

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Personal Attitudes, Job Characteristics and Health

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12597
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 23 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2022
Lutz Bellmann and Olaf Hübler
Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and University of Hannover
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personality traits, collegiality, commitment to a company, working conditions, health status

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Labour Mobility in German Establishments During the Covid-19 Crisis: Panel Data Analyses with Special Reference to Short-Time Work and Working from Home

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15935
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Lisa Bellmann, Lutz Bellmann and Olaf Hübler
Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and University of Hannover
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short-time work, working from home, labour mobility, COVID-19, panel analysis, high-frequency establishment data

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Are Working Time Accounts Beneficial for German Establishments?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9583
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Lutz Bellmann and Olaf Hübler
Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and University of Hannover
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sales fluctuations, share of qualified workers, flexible working time, working time accounts, productivity, establishments, wages, labor mobility, operating surplus, profits, compensation period

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The Role of Body Weight for Health, Earnings and Life Satisfaction

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12078
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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wage earners vs. self-employed, self-confidence, gender, satisfaction, income, health, over- and underweight, private vs. public sector, Eastern vs. Western Germany, interdependencies, matching

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Health and Weight

SOEPpaper No. 914
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Oct 2017
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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Covid-19 Spread in Germany from a Regional Perspective

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14669
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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COVID-19, states, regional characteristics, personality traits, vaccinations, testing, machine learning, cluster-robust estimation, unobserved characteristics, heterogeneity, corona waves, structural break

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Health and Body Mass Index: No Simple Relationship

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10620
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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health, body mass index, underweight, obesity, gender, resilience, vulnerability

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Donations and Unpaid Activities

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16142
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 May 2023
Olaf Hübler
University of Hannover
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citizens' initiative, donations, life satisfaction, personality traits, unpaid work, volunteering