Thomas K. Bauer

Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)

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Hohenzollernstr. 1-3

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University of Bochum - Faculty of Economics

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1.

Immigration Policy, Assimilation of Immigrants and Natives' Sentiments Towards Immigrants: Evidence from 12 Oecd-Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 187
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Nov 2000 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Klaus F. Zimmermann, Thomas K. Bauer and Magnus Lofstrom
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Public Policy Institute of California
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sentiments towards migrants, Assimilation of migrants, European migration policies

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High Performance Workplace Practices and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Aug 2004
Thomas K. Bauer
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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High Performance Workplace Organization, job satisfaction

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The Demand for High-Skilled Workers and Immigration Policy

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The Demand for High-Skilled Workers and Immigration Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 999, RWI: Discussion Papers No. 11
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Feb 2004
Thomas K. Bauer and Astrid Kunze
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics
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migration, high-skilled workers, IZA employer survey

The Demand for High-Skilled Workers and Immigration Policy

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Apr 2004
Thomas K. Bauer and Astrid Kunze
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics
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Herd Effects or Migration Networks? The Location Choice of Mexican Immigrants in the U.S.

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Sep 2002
Thomas K. Bauer, Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and Rutgers University - Economics Department
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Herd Effects, Networks, Immigration, Location Choice

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What are Migration Networks?

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 30 Nov 2000
Thomas K. Bauer, Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and Rutgers University - Economics Department
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Flexible Workplace Practices and Labor Productivity

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Mar 2003
Thomas K. Bauer
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Linked-employer-employee Data Set, High Performance Workplace Organization, Instrumental Variables, Correlated Random Coefficient Model

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International Labor Migration, Economic Growth and Labor Markets - the Current State of Affairs

RWI Discussion Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Aug 2005
Thomas K. Bauer, John P. Haisken-DeNew and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Immigration, European labor markets, Immigration policy

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Technological Change, Organizational Change, and Job Turnover

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Technological Change, Organizational Change, and Job Turnover

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Oct 2002
Thomas K. Bauer and Stefan Bender
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Linked-employer-employee Data Set, Information Technology, Organizational Change, Job Turnover, Worker Turnover

Technological Change, Organizational Change, and Job Turnover

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Oct 2002
Thomas K. Bauer and Stefan Bender
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Linked employer-employee dataset, information technology, organizational change, job turnover, worker turnover

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Copayments in the German Health System - Do They Work?

RWI Discussion Paper No. 43, iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 08 Sep 2006
Boris Augurzky, Thomas K. Bauer and Sandra Schaffner
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Copayment, doctor visits, difference-in-differences, fixed-effect

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Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: An Analysis for Germany

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Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: An Analysis for Germany

SOEPpaper No. 671
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Jul 2014
Leilanie Basilio, Thomas K. Bauer, Anica Kramer and Anica Kramer
Ruhr University of Bochum, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Ruhr University of BochumRhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Human Capital, Rate of Return, Immigration, Assimilation

Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation - An Analysis for Germany

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 164
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Feb 2010
Leilanie Basilio and Thomas K. Bauer
Ruhr University of Bochum and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Human capital, rate of return, immigration, assimilation

Transferability of Human Capital and Immigrant Assimilation: An Analysis for Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4716
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Leilanie Basilio and Thomas K. Bauer
Ruhr University of Bochum and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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assimilation, immigration, rate of return, human capital

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WTP vs. WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect

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WTP vs. WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3855
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 01 Dec 2008
Christoph M. Schmidt and Thomas K. Bauer
RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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loss aversion, endowment effect, Christmas presents, deadweight loss

WTP vs. WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 75
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 15 Dec 2008
Thomas K. Bauer and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Loss aversion, endowment effect, Christmas presents, deadweight loss

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Overtime Work and Overtime Compensation in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 48
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 May 2000 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Klaus F. Zimmermann and Thomas K. Bauer
Global Labor Organization (GLO) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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overtime compensation, Hours of work, overtime working

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Flexible Work Systems and the Structure of Wages: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Sep 2001
Thomas K. Bauer and Stefan Bender
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Organizational Change, Wages, Employment, Linked-Employer-Employee Data Set, Inequality

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Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition for Tobit Models

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Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition for Tobit Models

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1795, RWI: Discussion Paper No. 32
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Oct 2005
Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, Tobit model, wage gap

Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition for Tobit Models

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5309
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Dec 2005
Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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Tobit-model, Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, wage gap

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Does Money Burn Fat? – Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

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Does Money Burn Fat? – Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 368
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Oct 2012
Boris Augurzky, Thomas K. Bauer, Arndt R. Reichert, Christoph M. Schmidt and Harald Tauchmann
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), World Bank, RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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randomized experiment, financial incentives for weight loss, obesity, nonrandom sample attrition, effect heterogeneity

Does Money Burn Fat? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6888
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Oct 2012
Boris Augurzky, Thomas K. Bauer, Arndt R. Reichert, Christoph M. Schmidt and Harald Tauchmann
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), World Bank, RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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randomized experiment, financial incentives for weight loss, obesity, non-random sample attrition, effect heterogeneity

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An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition to Non-Linear Models

RWI Discussion Paper No. 49
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2008
Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, non-linear models

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Educational Mismatch and Wages in Germany

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Mar 2000
Thomas K. Bauer
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Neighborhood Effects and Individual Unemployment

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Neighborhood Effects and Individual Unemployment

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Sep 2011
Thomas K. Bauer, Michael Fertig and Matthias Vorell
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Social interactions, unemployment, neighborhood characteristics

Neighborhood Effects and Individual Unemployment

SOEPpaper No. 409-2011
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Nov 2011
Thomas K. Bauer, Michael Fertig and Matthias Vorell
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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social interactions, unemployment, neighborhood characteristics

Neighborhood Effects and Individual Unemployment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6040
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Oct 2011
Thomas K. Bauer, Michael Fertig and Matthias Vorell
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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social interactions, unemployment, neighborhood characteristics

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Evaluating the Labor-Market Effects of Compulsory Military Service – A Regression-Discontinuity Approach

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 141
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Oct 2009
Thomas K. Bauer, Stefan Bender, Alfredo R. Paloyo and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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causal effect, quasi-experimental estimators, conscription

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Sibling Rivalry in Educational Attainment: The German Case

IZA Discussion Paper No. 180
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Thomas K. Bauer and Ira N. Gang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Rutgers University - Economics Department
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Education, ethnicity, human capital formation, sex composition, gender, minorities

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A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap

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A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 6
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Thomas K. Bauer, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), School of Economics, University of Sydney, York University - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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International migration, wealth accumulation

A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2772
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 May 2007
Thomas K. Bauer, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent A. Hildebrand and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), School of Economics, University of Sydney, York University - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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international migration, wealth accumulation

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Immigrant Labor and Workplace Safety

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Sep 1999
Klaus F. Zimmermann, Thomas K. Bauer, Ralph Rotte and Andreas Million
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), RWTH Aachen University - Institute for Political Science and University of Munich
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Employment Effects of Payroll Taxes - an Empirical Test for Germany

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Jul 1999
Regina T. Riphahn and Thomas K. Bauer
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg - Department of Economics and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Learning Efficiency of Economics Students

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 30 Dec 1999
Klaus F. Zimmermann and Thomas K. Bauer
Global Labor Organization (GLO) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Temporary Migrants from Egypt: How Long Do They Stay Abroad?

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Temporary Migrants from Egypt: How Long Do They Stay Abroad?

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Sep 1999
Ira N. Gang and Thomas K. Bauer
Rutgers University - Economics Department and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Temporary Migrants from Egypt: How Long Do They Stay Abroad?

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 2003
Posted: 12 May 1999
Thomas K. Bauer
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)

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Copayments in the German Health System: Does it Work?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2290
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Sep 2006
Boris Augurzky, Thomas K. Bauer and Sandra Schaffner
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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copayment, doctor visits, difference-in-differences, fixed-effect logit

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Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages: An Analysis for Germany

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Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages: An Analysis for Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3875
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Dec 2008
Thomas K. Bauer, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Sandra Schaffner and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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minimum wages, employment, public budget, fiscal effects

Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages - An Analysis for Germany

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 79
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Dec 2008
Thomas K. Bauer, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Sandra Schaffner and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Minimum wages, employment, public budget, fiscal effects

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Gender Differences in Smoking Behavior

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2259, RWI Discussion Paper No. 44
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 Sep 2006
Silja Göhlmann, Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, count data models, SOEP, smoking, gender

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Labour Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Jul 2010
Ronald Bachmann, Thomas K. Bauer and Peggy Bechara
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI Essen
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Mobility, job-to-job, wages, labour market entry, initial conditions

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Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

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Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Oct 2002
Thomas K. Bauer, Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and Rutgers University - Economics Department
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Immigrants, Language Skills, Enclave, Networks, Ethnic Goods, Ethnic Concentration

Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 08 Oct 2002
Thomas K. Bauer, Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and Rutgers University - Economics Department
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Immigrants, language skills, enclave, networks, ethnic goods, ethnic concentration

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The Savings Behavior of Temporary and Permanent Migrants in Germany

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The Savings Behavior of Temporary and Permanent Migrants in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1632, RWI: Discussion Paper No. 29
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jun 2005
Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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savings, migration

The Savings Behavior of Temporary and Permanent Migrants in Germany

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5102
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Aug 2005
Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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Migration, savings

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Distant Event, Local Effects? Fukushima and the German Housing Market

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 433
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Aug 2013
Thomas K. Bauer, Sebastian Braun and Michael Kvasnicka
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Kiel Institute for the World Economy - IFW and RWI Essen (Berlin Office)
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Fukushima, nuclear power plants, housing prices, Germany

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Immigration Policy in Integrated National Economies

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Nov 2000
Klaus F. Zimmermann and Thomas K. Bauer
Global Labor Organization (GLO) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Migration policy, globalization

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Occupational Mobility of Ethnic Migrants

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Feb 2000
Klaus F. Zimmermann and Thomas K. Bauer
Global Labor Organization (GLO) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Business Taxation and Wages – Evidence from Individual Panel Data

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Business Taxation and Wages – Evidence from Individual Panel Data

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 351
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Aug 2012
Thomas K. Bauer, Tanja Kasten and Lars H.R. Siemers
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and University of Siegen
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Tax incidence, profit taxation, wages, asymmetric effects

Business Taxation and Wages: Evidence from Individual Panel Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6717
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
Thomas K. Bauer, Tanja Kasten and Lars H.R. Siemers
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and University of Siegen
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tax incidence, profit taxation, wages, asymmetric effects

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Portuguese Migrants in the German Labour Market: Performance and Self Selection

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Dec 1998
Thomas K. Bauer, Pedro Telhado Pereira, Michael Vogler and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Universidade da Madeira - Gestao e Economica, University of Munich and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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External Effects of Education: Human Capital Spillovers in Regions and Firms

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 195
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 03 Sep 2010
Thomas K. Bauer and Matthias Vorell
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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External effects, human capital, employer-employee matched data

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Employer Learning and the Returns to Schooling

IZA Discussion Paper No. 146
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Thomas K. Bauer and John P. Haisken-DeNew
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research
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experience, Employer learning, on-the-job training, returns to education, tenure

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Sheepskin Effects in Japan

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Sheepskin Effects in Japan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 593, RWI Discussion Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 Nov 2002
Thomas K. Bauer, Patrick J. Dross and John P. Haisken-DeNew
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), DIW Berlin and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research
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Returns to Education, Sheepskin Effects, Japan

Sheepskin Effects in Japan

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Dec 2002
Thomas K. Bauer, Patrick J. Dross and John P. Haisken-DeNew
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), DIW Berlin and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research
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Returns to education, sheepskin effects, Japan

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Time vs. Money: The Supply of Voluntary Labor and Charitable Donations Across Europe

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Time vs. Money: The Supply of Voluntary Labor and Charitable Donations Across Europe

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6701
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
Thomas K. Bauer, Julia Bredtmann and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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private philanthropy, charitable contribution, voluntary organizations

Time vs. Money – The Supply of Voluntary Labor and Charitable Donations Across Europe

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 349
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Aug 2012
Thomas K. Bauer, Julia Bredtmann and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Private philanthropy, charitable contribution, voluntary organizations

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Performance-Related Funding of Universities – Does More Competition Lead to Grade Inflation?

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 288
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Nov 2011
Thomas K. Bauer and Barbara S. Grave
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Grade inflation, higher education funding, university competition

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Do Guns Displace Books? – The Impact of Compulsory Military Service on Educational Attainment

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 260
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Jun 2011
Thomas K. Bauer, Stefan Bender, Alfredo R. Paloyo and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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regression discontinuity, conscription, career interruption, skill atrophy, TS2SLS

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Real and Nominal Wage Rigidities and the Rate of Inflation: Evidence from German Micro Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 959, RWI: Discussion Paper No. 12
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Jan 2004
Thomas K. Bauer, Holger Bonin and Uwe Sunde
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
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downward wage rigidity, real effects of inflation, collective bargaining, switching regime model, West Germany

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Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments

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Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1105, RWI Discussion Paper No. 14
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Apr 2004
Thomas K. Bauer, Holger Bonin and Stefan Bender
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Employment Protection, Linked-Employer-Employee Data Set, Difference-in-Differences

Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Jun 2004
Thomas K. Bauer, Holger Bonin and Stefan Bender
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Employment protection, linked-employer-employee dataset, difference-in-differences

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Small Cash Rewards for Big Losers – Experimental Insights into the Fight Against the Obesity Epidemic

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Small Cash Rewards for Big Losers – Experimental Insights into the Fight Against the Obesity Epidemic

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 530
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Feb 2015
Boris Augurzky, Thomas K. Bauer, Arndt R. Reichert, Christoph M. Schmidt and Harald Tauchmann
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), World Bank, RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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field experiment; weight cycling; sustainability; incentives

Small Cash Rewards for Big Losers: Experimental Insights into the Fight Against the Obesity Epidemic

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7339
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Boris Augurzky, Thomas K. Bauer, Arndt R. Reichert, Christoph M. Schmidt and Harald Tauchmann
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), World Bank, RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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Social Protections & Assistance

46.

Labor Market Effects of Immigration: Evidence from Neighborhood Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5707
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 May 2011
Thomas K. Bauer, Regina Flake and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Ruhr Graduate School in Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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international migration, effects of immigration

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Minimum Wages as a Barrier to Entry – Evidence from Germany

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 329
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2012
Ronald Bachmann, Thomas K. Bauer and Hanna Frings
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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minimum wage, product market competition, service sector

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Analyzing the Labor Market Activity of Immigrant Families in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2989, Ruhr Economic Paper No. 24, SOEPpaper, No. 38
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Sep 2007
Leilanie Basilio, Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Ruhr University of Bochum, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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international migration, assimilation, family investment hypothesis

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Labor Market Effects of Immigration - Evidence from Neighborhood Data

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 257
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 May 2011
Mathias Sinning, Thomas K. Bauer and Regina Flake
Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Ruhr Graduate School in Economics
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International migration, effects of immigration

50.

Brother Sun, Sister Moon: The Lunar Cycle, Sunspots and the Frequency of Births

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 225
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 12 Dec 2010
Thomas K. Bauer, Stefan Bender, Jörg Heining and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Daily frequency of births, lunar cycle, sunspots

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Evaluating the Labor-Market Effects of Compulsory Military Service

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4535
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Thomas K. Bauer, Stefan Bender, Alfredo R. Paloyo and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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causal effect, quasi-experimental estimators, conscription

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The Economic Integration of Forced Migrants - Evidence for Post-War Germany

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Jul 2011
Sebastian Braun, Thomas K. Bauer and Michael Kvasnicka
Kiel Institute for the World Economy - IFW, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI Essen (Berlin Office)
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forced migration, economic integration, World War II, West Germany

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Forced Migration and Mortality

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11116
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Nov 2017
Thomas K. Bauer, Matthias Giesecke and Laura Janisch
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), University of Duisburg-Essen and Ruhr University of Bochum
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forced migration, differential mortality, lifetime earnings, economic history

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Fall Risk Increasing Drugs: The Effect on Injuries of the Frail Elderly Estimated from Administrative Data

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Jan 2012
Thomas K. Bauer, Katharina Lindenbaum and Magdalena A. Stroka
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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fall risk increasing drugs, Priscus-list, frail elderly, multivariate regression, count data models

55.

Do Welfare Dependent Neighbors Matter for Individual Welfare Dependency?

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Apr 2016
Thomas K. Bauer and Rui Dang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Istanbul Technical University
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Neighborhood effects; welfare use; non-random sorting

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The Purpose of Remittances - Evidence from Germany

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 109
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Thomas K. Bauer and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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International migration, savings, remittances

57.

Labor Market Entry Conditions, Wages and Job Mobility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4965
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Ronald Bachmann, Thomas K. Bauer and Peggy Bechara
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI Essen
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mobility, job-to-job, wages, labour market entry, initial conditions

58.

Do Guns Displace Books? The Impact of Compulsory Military Service on Educational Attainment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5744
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Jun 2011
Thomas K. Bauer, Stefan Bender, Alfredo R. Paloyo and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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career interruption, conscription, regression discontinuity, skill atrophy, TS2SLS

59.

Performance-Related Funding of Universities: Does More Competition Lead to Grade Inflation?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6073
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Nov 2011
Thomas K. Bauer and Barbara S. Grave
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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grade inflation, higher education funding, university competition

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'Phantom of the Opera' or 'Sex and the City'? Historical Amenities as Sources of Exogenous Variation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8373
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Feb 2020
Thomas K. Bauer, Philipp Breidenbach and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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human capital, historical amenities, regional competiveness

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The Economic Integration of Forced Migrants: Evidence for Post-War Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5855
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Thomas K. Bauer, Sebastian Braun and Michael Kvasnicka
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Kiel Institute for the World Economy - IFW and RWI Essen (Berlin Office)
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economic integration, World War II, forced migration, West Germany

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'Phantom of the Opera' or 'Sex and the City'? – Historical Amenities as Sources of Exogenous Variation

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 493
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 30 Jul 2014
Thomas K. Bauer, Philipp Breidenbach and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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human capital; historical amenities; regional competiveness

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Minimum Wages as a Barrier to Entry: Evidence from Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6484
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Apr 2012
Ronald Bachmann, Thomas K. Bauer and Hanna Frings
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)
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minimum wage, product market competition, service sector

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Gender Differences in Smoking Behaviour

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5848
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Nov 2006
Thomas K. Bauer, Silja Göhlmann and Mathias Sinning
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy
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Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, count data models, SOEP, smoking, gender differences

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Herd Effects or Migration Networks? The Location Choice of Mexican Immigrants in the Us

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Sep 2002
Thomas K. Bauer, Gil S. Epstein and Ira N. Gang
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and Rutgers University - Economics Department
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Herd effects, networks, immigration, location choice

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Flexible Wages Systems and the Structure of Wages: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Oct 2001
Thomas K. Bauer and Stefan Bender
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Organizational change, employment, linked employer-employee data set, inequality

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Real and Nominal Wage Rigidities and the Rate of Inflation: Evidence from German Microdata

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Apr 2004
Thomas K. Bauer, Holger Bonin and Uwe Sunde
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
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Downward wage rigidity, real effects of inflation, collective bargaining, switching regime model, West Germany

68.

“Phantom of the Opera” or “Sex and the City”? Historical Amenities as Sources of Exogenous Variation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10098
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Thomas K. Bauer, Philipp Breidenbach and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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historical amenities, human capital, regional competitiveness

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Do Immigrants Reduce Natives' Wages?: Evidence from Germany

University of Munich Working Paper 97-05
Posted: 04 Mar 1998
Thomas K. Bauer
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)

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Unemployment and Wages of Ethnic Germans

QUARTERLY REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, Vol. 37, Special Issue, 1997
Posted: 26 Feb 1997
Klaus F. Zimmermann and Thomas K. Bauer
Global Labor Organization (GLO) and Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)

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