Nico Pestel
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November 16, 2021
Schools may contribute to stemming the pandemic
Mandatory COVID-19 tests at German schools helped curb infections after the summer break
September 13, 2021
Air pollution reduces electoral support for government parties
New study identifies emotions as an explanation why poor air quality affects voting decisions
July 1, 2021
How environmental pollution affects educational and labor market outcomes
IZA workshop discusses new research on environment, health and labor markets
October 13, 2020
School re-openings after summer breaks in Germany did not increase SARS-CoV-2 cases
New IZA study suggests that hygiene measures in German schools worked well to contain the spread of the virus
July 3, 2020
Poor air quality increases COVID-19 deaths
Moving at-risk patients out of polluted areas could reduce the case fatality rate
October 4, 2019
Indoor air pollution hampers cognitive performance
Chess players make more mistakes when breathing dirtier air
September 27, 2019
Low Emission Zones in Germany improve population health
Reduced air pollution in urban areas translates into fewer circulatory and respiratory diseases
August 30, 2018
Immigration of poor voters increases redistribution
West German cities responded with higher taxes and welfare spending to post-WWII inflow of forced migrants
February 16, 2018
Searching on campus: Marriage market effects of the student gender composition
The growing success of online dating platforms seems to indicate that finding your partner in the “real” world becomes harder. […]
March 3, 2017
Decoding attitudes towards migrants
The recent political success of right-wing populists in the US and in many European countries is often attributed to a […]
April 17, 2015
Air pollution impairs productivity of professional soccer players
Air pollution is the top environmental risk factor of premature death. Annual costs of environmental damage for the European countries […]
January 7, 2014
Making work more attractive: increase the VAT and reduce labor taxes
What is the right mix between direct taxes, such as personal income taxes or social security contributions, and indirect taxes […]
March 14, 2013
Ten years of “Agenda 2010”
A decade ago the German labor market was regarded as a sick patient. Today it is performing exceptionally well and […]
- active labor market policy
- Agenda 2010
- atypical employment
- crisis
- Germany
- IZA
- labor market reform
- labor policy
- long-term unemployment
- short-time work
- start-ups
- training
- Andrea Kuhn
- Andreas Peichl
- Annette Bergemann
- Arne Uhlendorff
- Birgit Jesske
- Eric Thode
- Frank Wießner
- Gerard J. van den Berg
- Hilmar Schneider
- Holger Bonin
- Jacob Steinwede
- Jochen Kluve
- Karl Brenke
- Klaus F. Zimmermann
- Lena Jacobi
- Lutz C. Kaiser
- Marc Schneider
- Marco Caliendo
- Nico Pestel
- Paul Marx
- René Fahr
- Rosemarie Zenker
- Sebastian Siegloch
- Steffen Künn
- Tina Hinz
- Ulf Rinne
- Uwe Sunde
- Verena Tobsch
- Werner Eichhorst
- Zhong Zhao
March 9, 2013
U.S. budget cuts likely to aggravate income inequality
The U.S. budget cuts bear large economic and political risks for U.S. citizens as they will aggravate income inequality. This […]