Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather passive welfare state, strong employment protection and collective bargaining that stabilize diversified quality production. This institutional arrangement was criticized for...

This study analyzes the treatment effects of public training programs for the unemployed inGermany. Based on propensity score matching methods we extend the picture that has beensketched in previous studies by estimating treatment effects of medium-term programs fordifferent sub-groups with...

The EU experience with youth unemployment has changed over recent years with the launchand re-launch of the Lisbon Strategy and the Bologna process. A dramatic shift has takenplace from the 1990s emphasis on labour market flexibility as a tool to abate youth long termunemployment to the more...

Deutschland benötigt Reformen, die den Arbeitsmarkt durchlässiger machen. Solche Veränderungen zugunsten der Arbeitlosen (Outsider) bedrohen aber die privilegierte Position der Arbeitsplatzbesitzer (Insider). Welche Strategien für Arbeitsmarktreformen sind vor diesem Hintergrund...

Langsam wird das beschäftigungspolitische Profi l der großen Koalition deutlich. Wie unterscheidet es sich von den Reformen der rot-grünen Regierungszeit? Oder zeigt sich eine längerfristige Kontinuität bei den Arbeitsmarktreformen in Deutschland?

Despite a sequence of labor market reforms in recent years, employment of older workers in Germany is still lower than in many other European countries. The paper explains this by institutional factors that affect labor supply, labor demand and matching, i.e. labor market regulation, human...

With the Hartz reforms active labor market policies in Germany were overhauled considerably. The paper reviews the recent evaluation findings and draws some conclusion for the future setup of active labor market policies in Germany. It argues in favor of a streamlined repertoire of active labor...

Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low employment and high and persistent unemployment which can be explained by labor market institutions that inhibit labor market adaptability. This paper analyzes recent reforms in core...