2017 is explained by the adverse effect of shrinking manufacturing employment. The employment effect is particularly strong … high share of manufacturing workers in the 1930s and that experience a sharp decline in industrial employment today show …

-cited economic policy advice that can hardly be justified empirically: Wage increases will result in significant employment losses … more strongly because the set employment losses do not materialise. There are no noticeable losses in growth and employment …

social security contributions for marginal employment (“mini jobs”) and, second, reduce social security contributions for low … there are already positive shortterm effects on employment, the second reform proposal increases longterm employment by 68 …,900 full-time equivalent units and the ensuing positive effect on employment and productivity is beneficial for the economy …

chances of taking up employment for women only. …