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Selbstständige Leistungsbezieher in der Arbeitslosenversicherung : empirische Befunde zum Versicherungspflichtverhältnis auf Antrag
Springer, Angelina - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2013
"Since February 2006, self-employed, workers abroad and caregivers have the opportunity to voluntarily insure themselves against unemployment (Voluntary Public Unemployment Insurance). This scheme was initially scheduled to end in 2010. In 2011, the possibility of voluntary insurance was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732704
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Was spricht eigentlich gegen eine private Arbeitslosenversicherung?
Lutz, Roman - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2006
Privatisierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung. Anders als in bisherigen Ansätzen werden die Begründungen gegen eine Privatisierung in … letztlich nur das normative Argument der 'relativen Armut' gegen eine private Arbeitslosenversicherung spricht. Demnach ist die … Arbeitslosenversicherung vorgestellt. Zentrales Element ist hierbei die kombinierte Versicherung von Arbeitslosigkeit und Langlebigkeit in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592289
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Work incentives? Ex-post effects of unemployment insurance sanctions : evidence from West Germany
Hofmann, Barbara - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"Unemployment insurance (UI) sanctions in the form of benefit reductions are intended to set disincentives for UI recipients to stay unemployed. Empirical evidence about the effects of UI sanctions in Germany is sparse. Using administrative data we investigate the effects of sanctions on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592330
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The effects of unemployment insurance on labor supply and search outcomes : regression discontinuity estimates from Germany
Schmieder, Johannes F.; Wachter, Till von; Bender, Stefan - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2010
"This paper evaluates the impact of large changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) in different economic environments on labor supply, job matches, and search behavior. We show that differences in eligibility thresholds by exact age give rise to a valid regression discontinuity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592394
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The impact of federal social policies on spatial income inequalities in Germany : empirical evidence from social security data
Bruckmeier, Kerstin; Schwengler, Barbara - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2009
"Almost twenty years after German reunification there are still huge income disparities between western and eastern regions in Germany. The main purpose of the paper is to show how social transfer payments reduce these inter-regional disparities. In a first step we examine inequalities in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592409
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What have we learned? Assessing labor market institutions and indicators
Eichhorst, Werner; Feil, Michael; Braun, Christoph - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"Over the last decade, both the availability of quantitative indicators on labor market institutions and of studies trying to explain differences in national labor market performance through institutional variables have burgeoned significantly. It is now time to review these indicators and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592417
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Changes in the governance of employment services in Germany since 2003
Konle-Seidl, Regina - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"Institutional changes in the governance of employment services were the starting point of comprehensive labour market and social policy reforms - the so-called Hartz-reforms (2003-2005) - in Germany. Particularly with the Hartz IV reform in 2005 Germany's status- and occupation-oriented social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592421
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A pilot study on the Vietnamese labour market and its social and economic context
Blien, Uwe; Phan thi Hong, Van - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2006
"This paper presents a regional case study of the labour market and its surrounding of Vinh City in central Vietnam, based on surveys conducted in 1999 and 2005. By including the time dimension and surveying samples with over 6000 individuals respectively it is possible to identify precisely the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592437
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Evaluation der Sonderregelung für kurzfristig Beschäftigte in der Arbeitslosenversicherung
Werner, Daniel; Ramos Lobato, Philipp; Dietz, Martin - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2012
"In 2009, with the introduction of the special regulation according to Section123 (as of 1 April 2012, Section142), Sub-section 2 of Book III of the Social Code (SGB III), the eligibility conditions for unemployment insurance were reformed. The regulation, which is restricted to a period of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561791
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The effects of unemployment insurance on labor supply and search outcomes : regression discontinuity estimates from Germany
Schmieder, Johannes F.; Wachter, Till von; Bender, Stefan - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2010
"This paper evaluates the impact of large changes in the duration of unemployment insurance (UI) in different economic environments on labor supply, job matches, and search behavior. We show that differences in eligibility thresholds by exact age give rise to a valid regression discontinuity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008550278