Research Papers

"Research Paper in Labor Economics" 12/95

Calculation of determinants of wage differentials among women. Accounts for demographic and social influences.

Panel-Data: National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women, 1985-1987

Programming in SAS.

"Heterogeneity Influences on Females' Wages" 4/96

Calculation of wage equations for women. Accounts for dependence on husband's income, time spent on household work and on job matching qualities.

Panel-Data: National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women, 1982-1987

Programming in SAS.

"A Structural Model of Unemployment: An Econometric Investigation and Forecast for Canada" 6/96

Estimation and forecast of an ARIMA-model explaining Canadian unemployment. Accounts for non-stationary processes and co-integrated time-series.

Time-Series-Data: Stats Canada

Programming in MTSP.

"Marriage, Motherhood and Wages: Recent Evidence" (mit C.-Y. Wong) 7/96

Proof of bias of OLS estimates for wage equations for. women. Application of alternative estimation procedures such as Heckman's selectivity correction, estimation with instrumental variables and estimation in differences.

Panel-Data: National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women, 1982-1991.

Programming in SAS.

ISBN 0829-4909, University of Toronto, 1996

"Theorie und Empirie des intertemporalen Arbeitsangebots von Männern in der BRD" (Diplomarbeit) 11/98

Examination of the assumption in the Eighties of the non-existence of a labour supply curve. Accounts for restrictions to labour supply. A positive substitution elasticity is the result for the unconstraint sample, taking into account heterogeneous preferences, endogenous changes in wages and uncertainty.

Panel-Data: SOEP, 1989-1996

Programming in SAS.

Research Work as a Research Assistant to M.C. Burda, Humboldt University

M.C. Burda, Ph.D., Harvard-Graduate, Professor, Consultant of the German Chancellor, leading labor market expert (see Wirtschaftswoche, 06-23-05 & 07-07-05)

"Getting behind the East-West German Wage Differential: Theory and Evidence", M.C. Burda und C.M. Schmidt, 1996

1/97 - 2/98

Estimation of wage equations, isolation and testing of year-effects. Accounts for industry specific influences and migrational behaviour. Selectivity correction with pre-estimated Mill's ratios. Preparing of Oaxaca-estimation. Use of a balanced and unbalanced panel.

6/98 - 9/98

Estimation of city-specific behaviour of setting wages for Berlin using regional data. Accounts for East-West disparities. Estimation of above mentioned model.

Panel-Data: SOEP, 1990-95

Programming in SAS

"Some New Insights on the Interindustry Wage Structure from the GSOEP", M.C. Burda, 1991

3/98-5/98

Modified estimation of the 1991 paper. Examination of intra-industry wage structures. Accounts for specific jobqualities and working conditions. Calculation of interactions of industry-affiliation and individual characteristics.

Panel-Data: SOEP, 1985, 1989, 1994

Programming in SAS