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Jonas Jessen

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A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany

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A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 04 May 2020 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2021
Luis R. Martinez, Jonas Jessen, Guo Xu and Guo Xu
Emory University - Department of Political Science, IZA and University of California, BerkeleyLondon School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics
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Dictatorship, Protests, Elections, World War II, East Germany

A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1863
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 15 Apr 2020
Luis R. Martinez, Jonas Jessen, Guo Xu and Guo Xu
Emory University - Department of Political Science, IZA and University of California, BerkeleyLondon School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics
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East Germany, political resistance, protest, autocracy, spatial RDD, World War II

A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2021-49
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 21 Apr 2021
Luis R. Martinez, Jonas Jessen and Guo Xu
Emory University - Department of Political Science, IZA and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15606
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 08 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Luis R. Martinez, Jonas Jessen and Guo Xu
Emory University - Department of Political Science, IZA and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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East Germany, political resistance, protest, autocracy, spatial RDD, World War II

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Parental Leave, Worker Substitutability, and Firm’s Employment

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Parental Leave, Worker Substitutability, and Firm’s Employment

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 16 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2022
Mathias Huebener, Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kühnle and Michael Oberfichtner
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), IZA, University of Duisburg-Essen and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg
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Parental leave, worker absences, worker substitutability

A Firm-Side Perspective on Parental Leave

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14478
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Mathias Huebener, Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kühnle and Michael Oberfichtner
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), IZA, University of Duisburg-Essen and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg
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parental leave, worker absences, firm-specific human capital, substitution, statistical discrimination

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Sharing the Caring? The Gender Division of Care Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14457
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2022
Jonas Jessen, C. Katharina Spiess, Sevrin Waights and Katharina Wrohlich
IZA, Federal Institute for Population Research, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research
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COVID-19, child care, domestic work, gender division, day care

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Culture, Children and Couple Gender Inequality

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Culture, Children and Couple Gender Inequality

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1957
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 02 Aug 2021
Jonas Jessen
IZA
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Cultural norms, gender inequality, child penalty

Culture, Children and Couple Gender Inequality

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 May 2021
Jonas Jessen
IZA
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Culture, Children and Couple Gender Inequality

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15571
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Jonas Jessen
IZA
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child penalty, gender inequality, cultural norms

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Immigration, Female Labour Supply and Local Cultural Norms

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Immigration, Female Labour Supply and Local Cultural Norms

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2022
Jonas Jessen, Sophia Schmitz and Felix Weinhardt
IZA, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Students and European University Viadrina
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cultural norms, local learning, gender, immigration

Immigration, Female Labour Supply and Local Cultural Norms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16428
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 Sep 2023
Jonas Jessen, Sophia Schmitz and Felix Weinhardt
IZA, Federal Institute for Population Research and Europa Universitat Viadrina (EUV)
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immigration, cultural norms, local learning, gender

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Child Penalties in Labour Market Skills

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Child Penalties in Labour Market Skills

CESifo Working Paper No. 11874
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 May 2025
Jonas Jessen, Lavinia Kinne and Michele Battisti
IZA, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and University of Glasgow
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Child penalty, cognitive skills, gender inequality, PIAAC

Child Penalties in Labour Market Skills

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 2099
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Nov 2024
Jonas Jessen, Lavinia Kinne and Michele Battisti
IZA, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and University of Glasgow
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Child penalty, cognitive skills, gender inequality, PIAAC

Child Penalties in Labour Market Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17379
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Oct 2024
Jonas Jessen, Lavinia Kinne and Michele Battisti
IZA, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and University of Glasgow
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child penalty, cognitive skills, gender inequality, PIAAC

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Maternal Life Satisfaction and Child Development from Toddlerhood to Adolescence

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Maternal Life Satisfaction and Child Development from Toddlerhood to Adolescence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16155
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 May 2023 Last Revised: 28 May 2023
Nabanita Datta Gupta, Jonas Jessen and C. Katharina Spiess
Department of Economics and Business, Aarhus University, IZA and Federal Institute for Population Research
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life satisfaction, subjective well-being, mothers, child development, skill formation

Maternal Life Satisfaction and Child Development from Toddlerhood to Adolescence

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Jonas Jessen, Nabanita Datta Gupta and C. Katharina Spiess
IZA, Department of Economics and Business, Aarhus University and Federal Institute for Population Research
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life satisfaction, subjective well-being, mothers, child development, skill formation

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Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities

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Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1897
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Sep 2020
Jonas Jessen, C. Katharina Spiess and Sevrin Waights
IZA, Federal Institute for Population Research and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
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Child care, Child development, Time use, Parenting investments, Day care

Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Nov 2021
Jonas Jessen
IZA
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Child care, Child development, Time use, Parenting investments, Oster method

Center-Based Care and Parenting Activities

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14851
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Jonas Jessen, C. Katharina Spiess and Sevrin Waights
IZA, Federal Institute for Population Research and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
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child care, Oster method, time use, parenting investments, child development

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Is Voting Really Habit-Forming and Transformative? Long-Run Effects of Earlier Eligibility on Turnout and Political Involvement from the UK

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1973
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Sep 2021
Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kuehnle and Markus Wagner
IZA, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Vienna
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Habit formation, transformative voting hypothesis, voter turnout, political involvement, regression discontinuity

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The Micro and Macro Effects of Changes in the Potential Benefit Duration

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The Micro and Macro Effects of Changes in the Potential Benefit Duration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15978
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2023
Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak, Marek Góra, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB), Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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unemployment benefits, extended benefits, spell duration, separation rate, regression discontinuity

The Micro and Macro Effects of Changes in the Potential Benefit Duration

CESifo Working Paper No. 11849
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 12 May 2025
Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak, Marek Góra, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
IZA, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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Unemployment benefits, extended benefits, spell duration, separation rate, regression discontinuity

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Downstream Effects of Voting on Turnout and Political Preferences: Long-Run Evidence from the UK

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14296
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 26 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kühnle and Markus Wagner
IZA, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg and University of Vienna
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habit, political preferences, downstream effects, turnout, voting, persistence, regression discontinuity

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Moral Hazard among the Employed: Evidence from Regression Discontinuity *

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 03 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2025
Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Andrew C. Johnston and Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak
IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB), University of Texas at Austin - College of Liberal Arts and Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
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H55, J20, J65 Unemployment insurance, spell duration, regression discontinuity, endogenous separations

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The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Informality in Low- and Middle Income Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12487
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jonas Jessen, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
IZA and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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business registration, labor registration, formalization, impact evaluation

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Long-run Effects of Earlier Voting Eligibility on Turnout and Political Involvement

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Nov 2023
Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kühnle and Markus Wagner
IZA, University of Duisburg-Essen and University of Vienna
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habit formation; transformative voting hypothesis; voter turnout; persistence; regression discontinuity

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Understanding Day Care Enrolment Gaps

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1808, 2019
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Jul 2019
Jonas Jessen, Sophia Schmitz and Sevrin Waights
IZA, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Students and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
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Child care, Early education, Inequality, Socio-economic status, Discrimination, Synthetic control

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Parental Leave, Worker Substitutability, and Firms' Employment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16843
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 Mar 2024
Mathias Huebener, Jonas Jessen, Daniel Kühnle and Michael Oberfichtner
Federal Institute for Population Research, IZA, University of Duisburg-Essen and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg
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worker absences, worker substitutability, parental leave

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Separate Housework Spheres

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17134
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 15 Jul 2024
Jonas Jessen, Sebastian Schweighofer-Kodritsch, Felix Weinhardt and Jan Berkes
IZA, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Europa Universitat Viadrina (EUV) and Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
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gender, household allocation of time, norms

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The Effects of Shortening Potential Benefit Duration: Evidence from Regional Cut-Offs and a Policy Reform

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14340
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 May 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak, Marek Góra, Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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extended benefits, unemployment benefits, spell duration

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Restricting Temporary Contracts Increases Firm-Provided Training: Evidence from Spain

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Restricting Temporary Contracts Increases Firm-Provided Training: Evidence from Spain

CESifo Working Paper No. 12594, []
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Apr 2026 Last Revised: 17 May 2026
Pawel Adrjan, Jonas Jessen and Carlos Victoria-Lanzon
University of Oxford, Regent's Park College, IZA and Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
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temporary employment, on-the-job training, human capital investment, employment contracts, fixed-term contracts, labor market dualism

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Moral Hazard among the Employed: Evidence from Regression Discontinuity

NBER Working Paper No. w33450
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Andrew Johnston and Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak
IZA, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, University of California, Merced and Warsaw School of Economics
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Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S

NBER Working Paper No. w34995
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 30 Mar 2026
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, David Deming, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Jonas Jessen
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, Academic Dean, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Goethe University Frankfurt and IZA
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