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Documentation IZAΨMOD v3.0: The IZA Policy Simulation Model
Loeffler, Max; Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Siegloch, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper describes IZAΨMOD, the policy microsimulation model of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). The model uses household microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study and firm data from the German linked employer-employee dataset LIAB. IZAΨMOD consists of three components:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990920
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Labor Market Reforms and the Great Recession
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884403
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10 Years After: EU Enlargement, Closed Borders, and Migration to Germany
Elsner, Benjamin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
of migration flows from the New Member States to Germany. We demonstrate that immigration increased substantially despite … that Germany would have been better off, had it immediately opened its labor market. Finally, the Great recession allows us …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959686
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Shifting Taxes from Labor to Consumption: Efficient, but Regressive?
Pestel, Nico; Sommer, Eric - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
investigate the effect of increases in the Value Added Tax on labor supply and the income distribution in Germany, which is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212759
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Productivity Effects of Air Pollution: Evidence from Professional Soccer
Lichter, Andreas; Pestel, Nico; Sommer, Eric - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
on the universe of professional soccer players in Germany over the period 1999-2011. Combining this data with hourly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245918
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Another Economic Miracle? The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important … reforms, the nature of the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies in Germany, the extension of short-time work, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416929
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Dann waren’s nur noch vier...Wie viele (und welche) Maßnahmen der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik brauchen wir noch? Eine Bilanz nach der Evaluation der Hartz-Reformen
Eichhorst, Werner; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
policies in Germany were overhauled considerably. The paper reviews the recent evaluation findings and draws some conclusion … for the future setup of active labor market policies in Germany. It argues in favor of a streamlined repertoire of active …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762166
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Cultural Integration in Germany
Constant, Amelie F.; Nottmeyer, Olga; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This chapter investigates the integration processes of immigrants in Germany by comparing certain immigrant groups to … Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497018
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Is Germany the North Star of Labor Market Policy?
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Germany's recovery from an unemployment disease and its resilience to the Great Recession is remarkable. Its success …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735642
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Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants
Constant, Amelie F.; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008777149