This study surveys the development of the East German labor market after the unification of Germany. We explain that in … active labor market policy, are only partly reported as unemployment. A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of labor … have alleviated social burdens from unemployment. Discussing what causes the high unemployment in the east, we claim that …

This paper studies the relationship between employment and wage structures in West Germany based on the IAB employment …-specific unemployment rates in 1997. The required nominal wage reductions range from 8.8 to 12.2% and are the higher the lower the employees …

markets. Using German administrative data we describe wage mobility since 1975 in West and since 1992 in East Germany. Wage … mobility declined substantially in East Germany in the 1990s and moderately in East and West Germany since the late 1990s …

Collective bargaining in Germany takes place either at the industry level or at the firm level; collective bargaining …

market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … market, as well as with lower unemployment. …

Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the …

also a driver of behavior and life's outcomes? Rich survey data of recent entrants into unemployment in Germany show that a …

have boosted German competitiveness, resulting in higher exports, higher production and lower unemployment. This … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … unemployment by lessening the reservation wage and expanding the non-tradable sector. The model replicates the developments of the …