positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …

an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal … and had no negative employment effects. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing …

positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …

The paper concentrates on the question whether the low level of productivity in East Germany can be explained by … capital endowments; in fact, the effective stock on human capital in East Germany is lower than in West Germany when … younger cohorts. This impedes a fast convergence in productivity between East and West Germany. …

In diesem Beitrag werden die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und eines Mindestlohnes für Deutschland …In this contribution employment effects of wage subsidies and a minimum wage are analyzed for Germany. Existing studies … general minimum wage for Germany. The magnitude of the negative employment effects depends on the minimum wage level …

Deutschland schon seit längerem und wurden im Zuge der jüngsten Arbeitsmarktreformen ausgeweitet. Aktuelle Reformvorschläge für … Deutschland zielen zum einen auf die weiterführende Reform des Niedriglohnsektors, zum anderen auf dessen Rückführung durch die …

birth cohorts in Germany. The analysis is based on a rich dataset that combines household survey data from the German Socio … East Germany and for the low educated. Using simulated life cycle employment and income profiles, we project gross future …