Arbeitspapier

How Weather-Proof is the Construction Sector? Empirical Evidence from Germany

With the purpose to reduce winter unemployment and to promote all-season employment in the constructions sector, Germany maintains an extensive bad weather allowance system. Since the mid 1990s, these regulations have been subject to several reforms that resemble the range of approaches for employment promotion which can be found in other European countries. We analyse the effect of these reforms on individual unemployment risks using large individual administrative data merged with information about local weather conditions and the business cycle. We find a weaker direct link between seasonal layoffs and actual weather than broadly assumed, since most of the layoffs take place at fixed dates. The reforms under consideration have economically plausible effects; Regulations that limit an employer's financial burden reduce transitions to unemployment and render it less weather-dependent.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 08-105

Classification
Wirtschaft
Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy
Particular Labor Markets: Public Policy
Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
Subject
panel data
temporary layoffs
employment stability
Lohnersatzleistungen
Reform
Arbeitszeitflexibilisierung
Wirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyse
Bauberufe
Arbeitsplatzsicherung
Bauwirtschaft
Saisonschwankung
Arbeitsmarktpolitik
Deuts

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Wilke, Ralf A.
Arntz, Melanie
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2008

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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Wilke, Ralf A.
  • Arntz, Melanie
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Time of origin

  • 2008

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