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Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...
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to overcome such limitations for Germany by complementing administrative data from the Federal Employment Agency with … Germany from 2001 to 2008 and contains around 920,000 individuals. The complementary survey covers a panel of more than 17 …
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A shortage of skilled labor and low female labor market participation are problems many developed countries have to face. Besides activating inactive women, one possible solution is to support the re-integration of unemployed women. Due to female-specific labor market constraints (preferences...
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We assess the labor supply effects of two quot;making work payquot; reforms in Germany. We provide evidence in favor of …
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We estimate the long-term effects of start-up subsidies (SUS) for the unemployed on subjective outcome indicators of well-being, as measured by the participants' satisfaction in different domains. This extends previous analyses of the current German SUS program ("Gründungszuschuss") that...
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(ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed …
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and survey data and observe participants in two distinct start-up programs in Germany for five years after start-up as …
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recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany's persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its … the unemployed into self-employment may prove to be among the most effective, both in Germany and elsewhere …
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Start-up subsidies for the unemployed have long been an important active labor market policy strategy in Germany. The …
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, their recent reforms and where already possible effects of these reforms. Overall, Germany seems to be on the right track …
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