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Low Pay as an Alternative to Public Direct Job Creation? Lessons from the German Case
Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This contribution draws some conclusions from the experience of attempts by the German government at integrating the most vulnerable groups into the labor market, in particular the long-term unemployed and the low skilled. There has been a sort of paradigm shift that goes beyond active labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204373
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A Joint Unemployment Insurance for the European Economic and Monetary Union?
Eichhorst, Werner; Wozny, Florian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Monetary Union (EMU) has to be compensated by an increase in fiscal policy. A joint unemployment insurance is seen as one … opportunity. After comparing a basic design with a "kicking-in" style unemployment insurance, we recommend the latter as it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959858
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Vom kranken Mann zum Vorbild Europas: Kann Deutschlands Arbeitsmarkt noch vom Ausland lernen?
Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In den letzten zwanzig Jahren hat die Bedeutung internationaler Vergleiche für die Bewertung der Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik deutlich zugenommen. Weniger eindeutig ist jedoch die Frage zu beantworten, ob und unter welchen Bedingungen von ausländischen Erfahrungen für die Gestaltung von...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367497
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The Impact of the Crisis on Employment and the Role of Labour Market Institutions
Eichhorst, Werner; Escudero, Veronica; Marx, Paul; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
economic crisis that began in 2008. It starts from the observation that the decline in employment and rise in unemployment in … shows that, at least for the time being, unemployment increases have been contained in countries with comparatively strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727778
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The Interaction of Labor Market Regulation and Labor Market Policies in Welfare State Reform
Eichhorst, Werner; Konle-Seidl, Regina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions … results in higher and more persistent unemployment. Hence, in order to in-crease the adaptability of European labor markets … employment protection, unemployment insurance and active labor market policies in different European welfare states (Denmark …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703492
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Konzentration statt Verzettelung: Die deutsche Arbeitsmarktpolitik am Scheideweg
Schneider, Hilmar; Eichhorst, Werner; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The German labor market reforms seem to be on the right track. However, they need to be adjusted especially on the organizational side to make them more effective. The labor market instruments can be concentrated on temporary company wage subsidies, training measures and financial incentives for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822422
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Konzentration statt Verzettelung: die deutsche Arbeitsmarktpolitik am Scheideweg
Schneider, Hilmar; Eichhorst, Werner; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
The German labor market reforms seem to be on the right track. However, they need to be adjusted especially on the organizational side to make them more effective. The labor market instruments can be concentrated on temporary company wage subsidies, training measures and financial incentives for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068762
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Kurzarbeit: Sinnvoller Konjunkturpuffer oder verlängertes Arbeitslosengeld?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Arbeitslosigkeit sind eine schnellere Vermittlung und der Einsatz von Qualifizierung sinnvoller als die künstliche Aufrechterhaltung … Arbeitslosigkeit im Wahljahr gering zu halten, darf nicht dazu verführen, mithilfe der Kurzarbeit Unternehmen und ihren Mitarbeiter zu …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615425
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Contingent Convergence: A Comparative Analysis of Activation Policies
Eichhorst, Werner; Konle-Seidl, Regina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566376
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The Effects of the Recent Economic Crisis on Social Protection and Labour Market Arrangements across Socio-Economic Groups
Basso, Gaetano; Dolls, Mathias; Eichhorst, Werner; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum income support, working time flexibility and wage setting played a … crucial role in determining to what extent the economic crisis led to higher unemployment, wage cuts or income losses and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371178