Transitions on the labor market [Elektronische Ressource] : unemployment, transfer receipt and the low wage sector / von Arne Uhlendorff

iTransitions on the Labor Market:Unemployment, Transfer Receiptand the Low-Wage-SectorD I S S E R T A T I O Nzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum politicarumeingereicht an derWirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakult¨atder Freien Universit¨at BerlinvonDipl.-Volksw. Arne Uhlendorff,geboren am 06. Januar 1974 in Ratzeburgeingereicht im Februar 2007Tag der Disputation: 05.06.2007Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Klaus F. ZimmermannZweitgutachter: Prof. Irwin Collier, Ph.D.PrefaceI have written this dissertational thesis while being a research associate at theGerman Institute for Economic Research. During the past four years I havereceivedsupportbymysupervisor,colleaguesandfriends. FirstofallIwouldliketo thank my supervisor Klaus F. Zimmermann for his guidance and his constantencouragement and support for my research.Myresearchprofitedverymuchfromthediscussionswithandthesupportofmy colleagues and friends Katharina Wrohlich and Peter Haan. The cooperationwith them was central for a very friendly and motivating working atmosphere.I thank my colleagues at the DIW Berlin for their help and support, amongothers Karl Brenke, Tilman Bruc¨ k, Marco Caliendo, Joachim Frick, JohannesGeyer, Peter Krause, Michal Myck, Thorsten Schneider and Jurg¨ en Schupp.Moreover I would like to thank Ingo Geishecker, Stephen Jenkins, Hilmar Schnei-der and Christian Stoltenberg for helpful comments on and discussions about mywork.