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Working Papers

2025

1. Spatial patterns of steam technology diffusion in nineteenth-century France
   Post-Print, HAL

2022

2. A single risk approach to the semiparametric copula competing risks model
   Papers, arXiv.org
3. Estimation of group structures in panel models with individual fixed effects
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)

2020

4. Exploring the Puzzle of Human Reproduction: Register Data based Evidence from France and Germany
   Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg
   Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2020)

2018

5. On omitted variables, proxies and unobserved effects in analysis of administrative labour market data
   FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

2015

6. Generalised partially linear regression with misclassied data and an application to labour market transitions
   FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
   Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2015)

2014

7. The sorting of female careers after first birth: A competing risks analysis of maternity leave duration
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
   See also Journal Article The Sorting of Female Careers after First Birth: A Competing Risks Analysis of Maternity Leave Duration, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2017) View citations (12) (2017)

2012

8. Estimating the Latent Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Unemployment Duration
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2011

9. A Regression Model for the Copula Graphic Estimator
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article A Regression Model for the Copula-Graphic Estimator, Journal of Econometric Methods, De Gruyter (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
10. Identifiability and estimation of the sign of a covariate effect in the competing risks model
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (2)
11. On the reliability of retrospective unemployment information in European household panel data
    Working Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article On the reliability of retrospective unemployment information in European household panel data, Empirical Economics, Springer (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2010

12. Which factors safeguard employment?: An analysis with misclassified German register data
    FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
    See also Journal Article Which factors safeguard employment?: an analysis with misclassified German register data, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2012) View citations (20) (2012)

2009

13. A copula model for dependent competing risks
    FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics (2009)
    See also Journal Article A copula model for dependent competing risks, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society (2010) View citations (19) (2010)
14. Can public employment subsidies render the German construction sector weather proof?
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (1)
15. Fixing the leak: Unemployment incidence before and after the 2006 reform of unemployment benefits in Germany
    IAB-Discussion Paper, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany] View citations (16)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2009) View citations (16)
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics (2009) View citations (22)
16. Job seeker's allowance in Great Britain: How does the regional labour market affect the duration until job finding?
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (1)
17. Unemployment Duration in the United Kingdom: An Incomplete Data Approach
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, School of Economics View citations (2)
18. Verkürzte Bezugsdauern für Arbeitslosengeld: Deutliche Effekte auf die Eintritte in Arbeitslosigkeit (The 2006 reform of unemployment benefit entitlement lengths in Germany: considerable effects on entry rates into unemployment)
    IAB-Kurzbericht, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

2008

19. Bounds analysis of competing risks: a nonparametric evaluation of the effect of unemployment benefits on migration in Germany (Revised version of the FDZ Methodenbericht No. 04/2007)
    FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
20. How Weather-Proof is the Construction Sector? Empirical Evidence from Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

2007

21. Bounds Analysis of Competing Risks: A Nonparametric Evaluation of the Effect of Unemployment Benefits on Imigration in Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (2)
    Also in FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany] (2007)
22. New Insights on Unemployment Duration and Post Unemployment Earnings in Germany: Censored Box-Cox Quantile Regression at Work
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (25)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2007) View citations (22)
23. On the Definition of Unemployment and its Implementation in Register Data: The Case of Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (11)
    Also in FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany] (2007)
    See also Journal Article On the Definition of Unemployment and its Implementation in Regis-ter Data - The Case of Germany, Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2008) (2008)
24. Simple nonparametric estimators for unemployment duration analysis
    FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

2006

25. Area interpolation in presence of measurement error and an application to German administrative data
    FDZ-Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
26. Beschäftigung und Arbeitslosigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer: Eine mikroökonometrische Evaluation der Arbeitslosengeldreform von 1997
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2006) View citations (3)
27. Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland Revised
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research View citations (1)
28. Regionenmatching im Rahmen der Evaluation der Experimentierungsklausel des § 6c SGB II: Methodische Vorgehensweise und Ergebnisse
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (5)
29. Unemployment duration in Germany: individual and regional determinants of local job finding, migration and subsidized employment
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment Duration in Germany: Individual and Regional Determinants of Local Job Finding, Migration and Subsidized Employment, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (26) (2009)

2005

30. A Note on Implementing Box-Cox Quantile Regression
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2004) View citations (5)
31. Application of a simple nonparametric conditional quantile function estimator in unemployment duration analysis
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2005) View citations (3)
32. Censored Quantile Regressions and the Length of Unemployment Periods in West Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2004) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Censored quantile regressions and the length of unemployment periods in West Germany, Empirical Economics, Springer (2006) View citations (16) (2006)
33. Map Intersection Based Merging Schemes for Administrative Data Sources and an Application to Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)
34. Reform of Unemployment Compensation in Germany: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis Using Register Data
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (16)
    Also in CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2005) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Reform of Unemployment Compensation in Germany: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis Using Register Data, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (2009) View citations (25) (2009)
35. Semiparametric Estimation of Consumption Based Equivalence Scales: The Case of Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2004) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Semi-parametric estimation of consumption-based equivalence scales: the case of Germany, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2006) View citations (5) (2006)
36. Unemployment Duration and the Length of Entitlement Periods for Unemployment Benefits: Do the IAB Employment Subsample and the German Socio-Economic Panel Yield the Same Results?
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment duration and the length of entitlement periods for unemployment benefits: do the IAB employment subsample and the German Socio-Economic Panel yield the same results?*, AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, Springer (2005) View citations (23) (2005)
37. Using Quantile Regression for Duration Analysis
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Using quantile regression for duration analysis, AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, Springer (2006) View citations (18) (2006)
    Chapter Using Quantile Regression for Duration Analysis, Springer Books, Springer (2006) View citations (13) (2006)

2004

38. New Estimates of the Duration and Risk of Unemployment for West-Germany
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article New Extimates of the Duration and Risk of Unemployment for West-Germany, Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2005) (2005)
39. Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (9)
    Also in Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research (2004) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2007) View citations (58) (2007)
40. Unemployment Durations in West-Germany Before and After the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System During the 1980s
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment Durations in West Germany Before and After the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System during the 1980s, German Economic Review, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (20) (2010)

2003

41. Eine empirische Analyse von Sanktionen für Arbeitslose in Westdeutschland während der 1980er und 1990er Jahre
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (5)
42. Semiparametric Estimation of Regression Functions Under Shape Invariance Restrictions
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (4)

2001

43. A Selective Survey of Demand Theory
    Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Dortmund, Department of Economics
44. Behavioral Heterogeneity and the Law of Demand
    Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Dortmund, Department of Economics

2000

45. A Note on Behavioral Heterogeneity and Aggregation
    Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Dortmund, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2025

1. A copula duration model with dependent states and spells
   Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2025, 204, (C)
2. Identifiability and estimation of the competing risks model under exclusion restrictions
   Statistica Neerlandica, 2025, 79, (1)

2024

3. A semiparametric model for the cause-specific hazard under risk proportionality
   Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2024, 195, (C)

2022

4. Fertility, economic incentives and individual heterogeneity: Register data‐based evidence from France and Germany
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2022, 185, (S2), S515-S546
5. Variable selection with group structure: exiting employment at retirement age—a competing risks quantile regression analysis
   Empirical Economics, 2022, 62, (1), 119-155 View citations (1)

2020

6. A nested copula duration model for competing risks with multiple spells
   Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2020, 150, (C) View citations (2)

2018

7. Forecasting Macroeconomic Labour Market Flows: What Can We Learn from Micro‐level Analysis?
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 80, (4), 822-842 View citations (1)

2017

8. Competing Risks Copula Models for Unemployment Duration: An Application to a German Hartz Reform
   Journal of Econometric Methods, 2017, 6, (1), 20 View citations (6)
9. Competing risks quantile regression at work: in-depth exploration of the role of public child support for the duration of maternity leave
   Journal of Applied Statistics, 2017, 44, (1), 109-122
10. Generalized partially linear regression with misclassified data and an application to labour market transitions
    Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2017, 110, (C), 145-159
11. IDENTIFIABILITY OF THE SIGN OF COVARIATE EFFECTS IN THE COMPETING RISKS MODEL
    Econometric Theory, 2017, 33, (5), 1186-1217
12. The Sorting of Female Careers after First Birth: A Competing Risks Analysis of Maternity Leave Duration
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, (5), 689-716 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The sorting of female careers after first birth: A competing risks analysis of maternity leave duration, ZEW Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

13. A Regression Model for the Copula-Graphic Estimator
    Journal of Econometric Methods, 2014, 3, (1), 21-46 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper A Regression Model for the Copula Graphic Estimator, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
14. Bounds analysis of competing risks: a non-parametric evaluation of the effect of unemployment benefits on migration
    Empirical Economics, 2014, 46, (1), 199-228 View citations (2)
15. Fixing the Leak: Unemployment Incidence before and after a Major Reform of Unemployment Benefits in Germany
    German Economic Review, 2014, 15, (3), 329-352 View citations (32)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2014, 15, (3), 329-352 (2014) View citations (41)
16. On the reliability of retrospective unemployment information in European household panel data
    Empirical Economics, 2014, 46, (4), 1473-1493 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper On the reliability of retrospective unemployment information in European household panel data, Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2012

17. Weather-related Employment Subsidies as a Remedy for Seasonal Unemployment? Evidence from Germany
    LABOUR, 2012, 26, (2), 266-286 View citations (2)
18. Which factors safeguard employment?: an analysis with misclassified German register data
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2012, 175, (1), 135-151 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Which factors safeguard employment?: An analysis with misclassified German register data, FDZ-Methodenreport (2010) (2010)

2011

19. A Review of Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data (2nd ed.) by Wooldridge (Jeffrey M.)
    Econometrics Journal, 2011, 14, (3), B5-B9
20. Kürzere Bezugshöchstdauern von ALG und Effekte auf die Eintritte in Arbeitslosigkeit
    ZEW Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen, 2011, 14, (2), 8-9

2010

21. A copula model for dependent competing risks
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 2010, 59, (2), 359-376 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper A copula model for dependent competing risks, FDZ-Methodenreport (2009) (2009)
22. Implementing Box-Cox Quantile Regression
    Econometric Reviews, 2010, 29, (2), 158-181 View citations (8)
23. New Insights into Unemployment Duration and Post Unemployment Earnings in Germany
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72, (6), 794-826 View citations (18)
24. Unemployment Durations in West Germany Before and After the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System during the 1980s
    German Economic Review, 2010, 11, (3), 336-366 View citations (20)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2010, 11, (3), 336-366 (2010) View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment Durations in West-Germany Before and After the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System During the 1980s, ZEW Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (40) (2004)

2009

25. Reform of Unemployment Compensation in Germany: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis Using Register Data
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2009, 27, (2), 193-205 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Reform of Unemployment Compensation in Germany: A Nonparametric Bounds Analysis Using Register Data, ZEW Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (16) (2005)
26. Unemployment Duration in Germany: Individual and Regional Determinants of Local Job Finding, Migration and Subsidized Employment
    Regional Studies, 2009, 43, (1), 43-61 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment duration in Germany: individual and regional determinants of local job finding, migration and subsidized employment, ZEW Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (13) (2006)

2008

27. On the Definition of Unemployment and its Implementation in Regis-ter Data - The Case of Germany
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2008, 128, (3), 461-488
    See also Working Paper On the Definition of Unemployment and its Implementation in Register Data: The Case of Germany, ZEW Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (11) (2007)

2007

28. An application of cartographic area interpolation to German administrative data
    AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2007, 91, (2), 159-180 View citations (13)
29. Beschäftigung und Arbeitslosigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer / Employment and Unemployment of the Elderly: Eine mikroökonometrische Evaluation der Arbeitslosengeldreform von 1997 / A Microeconometric Evaluation of the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System in 1997
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2007, 227, (1), 65-86
30. Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2007, 5, (1), 154-182 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland, ZEW Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

2006

31. Censored quantile regressions and the length of unemployment periods in West Germany
    Empirical Economics, 2006, 31, (4), 1003-1024 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Censored Quantile Regressions and the Length of Unemployment Periods in West Germany, ZEW Discussion Papers (2005) (2005)
32. Semi-parametric estimation of consumption-based equivalence scales: the case of Germany
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2006, 21, (6), 781-802 View citations (5)
    Also in Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2006, 21, (6), 781-802 (2006)
    See also Working Paper Semiparametric Estimation of Consumption Based Equivalence Scales: The Case of Germany, ZEW Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
33. Using quantile regression for duration analysis
    AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2006, 90, (1), 105-120 View citations (18)
    See also Chapter Using Quantile Regression for Duration Analysis, Springer Books, 2006, 103-118 (2006) View citations (13) (2006)
    Working Paper Using Quantile Regression for Duration Analysis, ZEW Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (5) (2005)

2005

34. New Extimates of the Duration and Risk of Unemployment for West-Germany
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2005, 125, (2), 207-237
    See also Working Paper New Estimates of the Duration and Risk of Unemployment for West-Germany, ZEW Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (32) (2004)
35. Unemployment duration and the length of entitlement periods for unemployment benefits: do the IAB employment subsample and the German Socio-Economic Panel yield the same results?*
    AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2005, 89, (2), 209-236 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment Duration and the Length of Entitlement Periods for Unemployment Benefits: Do the IAB Employment Subsample and the German Socio-Economic Panel Yield the Same Results?, ZEW Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (21) (2005)

2004

36. Eine empirische Analyse von Sanktionen für Arbeitslose in Westdeutschland während der 1980er und 1990er Jahre (An empirical analysis of sanctions for the unemployment in western Germany during the 1980s and 1990s)
    Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for Labour Market Research, 2004, 37, (1), 45-52

2003

37. The effect of aggregation on the magnitude of behavioral heterogeneity
    Economics Bulletin, 2003, 4, (25), 1-8

Chapters

2006

1. Using Quantile Regression for Duration Analysis
   Springer View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Using Quantile Regression for Duration Analysis, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2005) View citations (5) (2005)
   Journal Article Using quantile regression for duration analysis, Springer (2006) View citations (18) (2006)