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Evaluating the German "Mini-Job" Reform Using a True Natural Experiment
Caliendo, Marco; Wrohlich, Katharina - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
. The "Mini-Job" reform in Germany - introduced on April 1, 2003 - can be seen in line with these policies, exempting labour … income below a certain threshold from taxes and employees' social security contributions. We carry out an ex-post evaluation …
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Some Practical Guidance for the Implementation of Propensity Score Matching
Caliendo, Marco; Kopeinig, Sabine - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005
to discuss these implementation issues and give some guidance to researchers who want to use PSM for evaluation purposes. …
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Start-up Subsidies for the Unemployed: Long-Term Evidence and Effect Heterogeneity
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
(ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed …
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Turning Unemployment into Self-Employment: Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Start-Up Programmes
Baumgartner, Hans J.; Caliendo, Marco - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
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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Getting back into the Labor Market: The Effects of Start-up Subsidies for Unemployed Females
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
A shortage of skilled labor and low female labor market participation are problems many developed countries have to face. Beside activating inactive women, one possible solution is to support the re-integration of unemployed women. Due to female-specific labor market constraints (preferences for...
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