market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …

Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the … Great Recession. This paper assesses the role of the labor market reforms for the latter development. Against this …

also a driver of behavior and life's outcomes? Rich survey data of recent entrants into unemployment in Germany show that a …

have boosted German competitiveness, resulting in higher exports, higher production and lower unemployment. This … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … unemployment by lessening the reservation wage and expanding the non-tradable sector. The model replicates the developments of the …

The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic … factors that have contributed to this development include the strong position of the German economy due to recent labor market …

the hypothesis that a rigid wage structure has been responsible for rising low-skilled unemployment, I propose a …