@article{BoerschSupanHunklerWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and Hunkler, Christian and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Big data at work: Age and labor productivity in the service sector}, series = {The Journal of the Economics of Ageing}, volume = {19}, journal = {The Journal of the Economics of Ageing}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.jeoa.2021.100319}, abstract = {Does productivity decline with age? Does population aging harm economic growth? We exploit process-generated data from a large and typical service-sector company. We find no decline in average productivity in the age range of 20-60. This result is precisely measured. Our innovative identification strategy corrects for sample selection, endogeneity of age composition and age-cohort confounding. Our big data are essential to extract the signal from the noise that has marred many previous studies. While average productivity stays flat, we find variation according to task complexity. Productivity increases with age in teams with more demanding tasks and decreases in routine tasks.}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Weiss, author = {Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Labor Market Effects of Technological Change and Working Time Reduction}, language = {en} } @incollection{BoerschSupanWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Productivity in an Aging World}, series = {The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Ageing}, booktitle = {The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Ageing}, editor = {Bloom, David and Souza-Poza, Alphonso and Sunde, Uwe}, edition = {1st edition}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, isbn = {9780367713324}, doi = {10.4324/9781003150398-27}, pages = {410 -- 436}, abstract = {There is a widespread impression that older workers are less productive than their younger colleagues. If this impression were true, population ageing would have negative effects on overall productivity as the share of older workers is increasing and would thus directly reduce economic growth. A lack of economic growth would amplify the economic strains on ageing societies already exerted by increasing pension, healthcare, and long-term care expenditures. This chapter discusses many methodological challenges that have plagued the measurement of the link between age and productivity. It reviews micro- and macroeconomic studies and juxtaposes them with the literature on the relationship between population ageing and aggregate productivity. The methodologically most convincing studies on individual productivity in standard jobs find an initial increase in productivity, probably a learning effect, but then productivity remains flat until retirement. These micro-level studies measure productivity in a given technological environment and therefore ignore the contribution to productivity from improving this environment. This is where macro studies come into play, which suggest a negative influence of population ageing on total factor productivity. While the microeconomic and the macroeconomic evidence appear to contradict each other, they do not because they measure different relationships that are not linked through simple aggregation. This result has important implications for methodology and public policy.}, subject = {Bev{\"o}lkerung}, language = {en} } @incollection{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Labor Productivity in an Aging Society}, series = {Frontiers in Pension Finance}, booktitle = {Frontiers in Pension Finance}, editor = {Broeders, Dirk and Eijffinger, Sylvester C.W. and Houben, Aerdt}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, address = {Cheltenham}, doi = {10.4337/9781847209924.00013}, pages = {83 -- 98}, abstract = {How to deliver adequate pension benefits at reasonable costs is a huge challenge confronting our ageing societies. This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest insights into pension finance, pension system design, pension governance and risk based supervision. It combines state-of-the-art analyses with innovative policy proposals to increase the efficiency and resilience of pension systems and to advance these systems' contribution to global financial stability. Renowned pension experts offer cutting-edge guidance for future decision making and the development of best practices. This exciting exploration of the frontiers in pension finance highlights key aspects of securing long term retirement provisions.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BoerschSupanDuezguenWeiss, author = {B{\"o}rsch-Supan, Axel and D{\"u}zg{\"u}n, Ismail and Weiss, Matthias}, title = {Labour Productivity in an Aging Society}, series = {Frontiers in pension finance}, booktitle = {Frontiers in pension finance}, editor = {Broeders, Dirk and Eijffinger, Sylvester C.W. and Houben, Aerdt}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, address = {Cheltenham; Northampton, Mass}, isbn = {9781847209924}, doi = {10.4337/9781847209924.00013}, pages = {83 -- 98}, language = {en} } @misc{WeberDendorferSuessetal., author = {Weber, Karsten and Dendorfer, Sebastian and S{\"u}ß, Franz and Kubowitsch, Simone and Schratzenstaller, Thomas and Haug, Sonja and Mohr, Christa and Kiesl, Hans and Drechsler, J{\"o}rg and Westner, Markus and Kobus, J{\"o}rn and Schubert, Martin J. W. and Zenger, Stefan and Pietsch, Alexander and Weiß, Josef and Hinterseer, Sebastian and Schieck, Roland and Scherzinger, Stefanie and Klettke, Meike and Ringlstetter, Andreas and St{\"o}rl, Uta and Bissyand{\´e}, Tegawend{\´e} F. and Seeburger, Achim and Schindler, Timo and Ramsauer, Ralf and Kiszka, Jan and K{\"o}lbl, Andreas and Lohmann, Daniel and Mauerer, Wolfgang and Maier, Johannes and Scorna, Ulrike and Palm, Christoph and Soska, Alexander and Mottok, J{\"u}rgen and Ellermeier, Andreas and V{\"o}gele, Daniel and Hierl, Stefan and Briem, Ulrich and Buschmann, Knut and Ehrlich, Ingo and Pongratz, Christian and Pielmeier, Benjamin and Tyroller, Quirin and Monkman, Gareth J. and Gut, Franz and Roth, Carina and Hausler, Peter and Bierl, Rudolf and Prommesberger, Christian and Ławrowski, Robert Damian and Langer, Christoph and Schreiner, Rupert and Huang, Yifeng and She, Juncong and Ottl, Andreas and Rieger, Walter and Kraml, Agnes and Poxleitner, Thomas and Hofer, Simon and Heisterkamp, Benjamin and Lerch, Maximilian and Sammer, Nike and Golde, Olivia and Wellnitz, Felix and Schmid, Sandra and Muntschick, Claudia and Kusterle, Wolfgang and Paric, Ivan and Br{\"u}ckl, Oliver and Haslbeck, Matthias and Schmidt, Ottfried and Schwanzer, Peter and Rabl, Hans-Peter and Sterner, Michael and Bauer, Franz and Steinmann, Sven and Eckert, Fabian and Hofrichter, Andreas}, title = {Forschungsbericht 2017}, editor = {Baier, Wolfgang}, address = {Regensburg}, organization = {Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg}, isbn = {978-3-9818209-3-5}, doi = {10.35096/othr/pub-1383}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-13835}, subject = {Forschung}, language = {de} }