wives would increase substantially in west Germany, while a significant number of husbands would drop out of the labor force. …

The paper describes labor market developments for older workers in Germany in recent years. It provides a a summary of … the main changes in labor market and pension policies in Germany which might have contributed to these developments. The … changes in employment and long-term unemployment, early retirement as well as relative wages by age for Germany in the period …

This paper provides precise figures on the incidence and wage penalties of mismatching in Germany. We use the BIBB … characteristics. We also examine wage penalties for mismatching in Germany, considering a large number of controls for workers and, in … results indicate that large shares of over- or under-educated workers in Germany have skills that correspond to the skill …