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15 Years of Pension Reform in Germany: Old Successes and New Threats

Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany in principle from a defined benefit to a …

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Household Labor Supply Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies in Germany

Bonin, Holger; Kempe, Wolfram; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This research evaluates the impact on German household labor supply of various subsidy schemes proposed to foster low-wage employment. Using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel, we estimate a discrete choice model of household labor supply. On the basis of the estimated labor supply...

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Wirksamkeit der Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung vor und nach den Hartz-Reformen

Bonin, Holger; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

Arbeitsmarktpolitik vor und nach den Hartz-Reformen. Ergebnisse der bei flächendeckenden Arbeitsmarktreformen in Deutschland erstmals …

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Lockerung des Kündigungsschutzes: Ein Weg zu mehr Beschäftigung?

Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Die Lockerung des Kündigungsschutzes ist ein wesentliches Element der im Januar 2004 in Deutschland in Kraft gesetzten … Legislation: A Road to More Employment? A key feature of the recent labor market reforms in Germany is liberalization of dismissal …

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Fiskalische Effekte der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland - Eine Generationenbilanz

Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

Deutschland. Mit Hilfe der Generationenbilanzierung werden die Nettosteuerzahlungen von Zuwanderern von ihrer Ankunft im … Aufnahmeland bis an ihr Lebensende geschätzt. Wenn künftige Einwanderer der heute in Deutschland lebenden Ausländerbevölkerung … to Germany. Generational accounts for native and alien residents are distinguished to assess what might be the lifetime …

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Kombilohn oder Workfare? Zur Wirksamkeit zweier arbeitsmarktpolitischer Strategien (Wage Subsidies vs. Workfare: On the Effectiveness of Alternative Strategies to Promote Low-Skill...

Bonin, Holger; Kempe, Wolfram; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

Das heutige System der sozialen Mindestsicherung verhindert in Deutschland die Ausbildung eines Niedriglohnsektors … payments to the unemployed generates disincentives for labor supply, preventing employment at low wages. This creates … the low qualified. As an alternative, we assess the labor market impact of a workfare strategy. The potential wages of …

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Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in Services: Direct Evidence from a Firm Survey

Radowski, Daniel; Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

The paper uses a new German employer survey on wage setting practices to analyze incidence and sources of nominal wage rigidity in services vs. manufacturing. We observe that wage freezes are significantly more frequent and wage cuts less frequent in services. Reasons preventing wage cuts...

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Dismissal Protection and Worker Flows in Small Establishments

Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Based on a large employer-employee matched data set, the paper investigates the effects of variable enforcement of German dismissal protection legislation on the employment dynamics in small establishments. Specifically, using a difference-in-differences approach, we study the effect of changes...

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Workfare: Eine wirksame Alternative zum Kombilohn

Bonin, Holger; Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

In the debate on in-work benefits in Germany it is often overlooked that such subsidies may only be effective if basic …

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Arbeitsmarkteffekte und finanzpolitische Folgen der demographischen Alterung in Deutschland

Arnds, Pascal; Bonin, Holger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

Demographic Aging in Germany Germany faces a demographic aging process which affects the working-age population first. This paper … markets, we discuss possible effects on labor productivity, wages, and human capital. We also show that the fast …

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