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Activation policies in Germany : from status protection to basic income support
Konle-Seidl, Regina (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003423855
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A new targeting - a new take-up? : non-take-up of social assistance in Germany after social policy reforms
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2011
We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008939166
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The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Germany - State Dependence Before and after the 'Hartz Reforms'
Königs, Sebastian - 2014
In this article, we study state dependence in social assistance receipt in Germany using annual survey data from the … rates are much higher in Eastern Germany than in Western Germany, absolute levels of structural state dependence however are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013058362
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A New Targeting - A New Take-Up? Non-Take-Up of Social Assistance in Germany after Social Policy Reforms
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Wiemers, Jürgen - 2014
We present first estimates of rates of non-take-up for social assistance in Germany after the implementation of major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195695
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The fertility response to cutting child related welfare benefits
Sandner, Malte; Wiynck, Frederik - 2022
Despite long-term interest whether welfare benefits motivate fertility, evidence from research has not been consistent. This paper contributes new evidence to this debate by investigating the fertility effect of a German welfare reform. The reform decreased the household income of families on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814230
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Does marginal employment substitute regular employment? : a heterogeneous dynamic labor demand approach for Germany
Jacobi, Lena (contributor); Schaffner, Sandra (contributor) - 2008
In Germany we observe a decline in regular employment and an increase in atypical forms of employment. Especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740199
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Killing them with kindness : negative distributional externalities of increasing UI benefits
Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Vorell, Matthias - 2009
Of the many labour market Hartz IV reforms that have been implemented in Germany since 2005, the role of short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003861427
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Nickel and dimed German style : the working poor in Germany
Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2009
" phenomenon in Germany remains relatively small and statistically unchanged by the Hartz reforms. -- Income distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003861434
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The impact of labour market reforms and economic performance on the matching of short-term and long-term unemployed
Klinger, Sabine; Rothe, Thomas - 2010
Als Reaktion auf die hohe und persistente Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland wurde zwischen 2003 und 2005 die … umfangreichste Reform des Arbeitsmarktes und der Sozialordnung seit Gründung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland umgesetzt. In der Studie …As a reaction on high and persistent unemployment in Germany, the largest labour market reforms in post-war history …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669342
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Fixing the leak : unemployment incidence before and after the 2006 reform of unemployment benefits in Germany
Dlugosz, Stephan; Stephan, Gesine; Wilke, Ralf A. - 2009
From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003948156