Using a large linked employer-employee data set for Germany, we find that the existence of a works council is … specific clientele. -- Works council ; separations ; collective voice ; duration models ; Germany …

with a small negative cumulative earnings effect for older workers in west Germany. -- Marginal employment ; social …

We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate the employment effects of a variety … dynamic selection into programs. Our results suggest that in West Germany both short-term and medium-term programs show … exceptions, we find little evidence for significant positive treatment effects in East Germany. There is some evidence that the …

effects of these hypothetical reforms are analysed on the basis a detailed micro-simulation model for Germany which includes a …

effects of the most important type of public sector sponsored training in Germany, namely the provision of specific … Germany compared to East Germany. -- training program ; employment effects ; administrative data ; matching …

policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …

start. The effects are higher for women than for men and higher in West Germany than in East Germany. Further, we find that …

Increases in standard hours have been a contentious policy issue in Germany. Whilst this might directly lead to a …