IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6322

Design and Implementation of Pay for Performance

Michael Gibbs

published in: C. R. Thomas and W. F. Shughart II (eds.), Oxford Handbook in Managerial Economics, Oxford University Press, 2013, 397-423

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6313

Does Formal Work Pay? The Role of Labor Taxation and Social Benefit Design in the New EU Member States

Johannes Koettl, Michael Weber

published in: Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 34, 2012

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6311

Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

Felipe Kast, Stephan Meier, Dina Pomeranz

revised version published as 'Saving More in Groups: Field Experimental Evidence from Chile' in: Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 133, 275-294.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6308

Unemployment Benefits or Taxes: How Should Policy Makers Redistribute Income over the Business Cycle?

Susanne Ek Spector

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6303

Combat Exposure and Migraine Headache: Evidence from Exogenous Deployment Assignment

Resul Cesur, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2015, 16, 81-99

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6298

Insurance versus Savings for the Poor: Why One Should Offer Either Both or None

Andreas Landmann, Björn Vollan, Markus Frölich

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6294

Selective Hiring and Welfare Analysis in Labor Market Models

Christian Merkl, Thijs van Rens

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2019, 57, 117-130

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6264

Do Europe's Minimum Income Schemes Provide Adequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis and How, If at All, Have Governments Responded?

Sarah Marchal, Ive Marx, Natascha Van Mechelen

revised version published as 'The great wake-up call? Social citizenship and minimum income provisions in Europe in times of crisis' in: Journal of Social Policy, 2014, 43 (2), 247-267

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6245

Sickness Absence and Local Benefit Cultures

Assar Lindbeck, Mårten Palme, Mats Persson

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2016, 118 (1), 49-78

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6241

In Absolute or Relative Terms? How Framing Prices Affects the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice

Hendrik Schmitz, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

revised version published as: 'Does Price Framing Affect the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice?' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52(1): 89-128

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6234

Concept and Unintended Consequences of Weather Index Insurance: The Case of Mexico

Alan Fuchs, Hendrik Wolff

published in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2011, 93 (2), 505–511

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6225

Gender Differences in Rates of Job Dismissal: Why Are Men More Likely to Lose Their Jobs?

Roger Wilkins, Mark Wooden

published in: Industrial Relations, 2013, 52 (2), 582-608

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6207

Foreign Ownership and Firm Survival: First Evidence for Enterprises in Germany

Joachim Wagner, John Philipp Weche Gelübcke

published in: International Economics / Economie Internationale, 2012, 132 (Q4), 117-139

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6175

The French Unhappiness Puzzle: The Cultural Dimension of Happiness

Claudia Senik

published as 'Why are the French so Unhappy? The Cultural Dimension of Happiness' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 106, 379-401.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6170

Multidimensional Well-Being at the Top: Evidence for Germany

Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel

revised version published in: Fiscal Studies, 2013, 34 (3), 355-371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6124

The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession

John Cawley, Asako S. Moriya, Kosali Simon

published in: Health Economics, 2015, 24 (2), 206 - 223

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6110

Instrumental Variable Estimation of the Causal Effect of Hunger Early in Life on Health Later in Life

Gerard J. van den Berg, Pia Pinger, Johannes Schoch

published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (3), 465–506