received a brochure that informed them about job search strategies and the consequences of unemployment, and motivated them to … individuals who exhibit an increased risk of long-term unemployment. For this group, the brochure increases employment and …

density function with higher density and thereby generate large, asymmetric job-finding rate and unemployment reactions. Our …

unemployment is a non-monotonic function of the minimum wage level. Effects differ strongly by labour market segment. Cross …

restructuring of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany (Hartz III labor market reform) for aggregate matching and unemployment … Employment Agency did not contribute to the decline in unemployment in Germany. By contrast, improved activation of unemployed …

generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform … decline in the replacement rate for long-term unemployed. We find that Hartz IV was a major driver for the decline of Germany …’s steady state unemployment and that partial and equilibrium effect were nearly of equal importance. In addition, we provide …

unemployment. Labor market regulations, unemployment benefits, and high levels of public consumption in many European countries …

This paper studies how the potential duration of unemployment benefits affects individuals’ job search behavior and re …-employment outcomes. We exploit an unexpected reform of the German unemployment insurance scheme in 2008, which increased the potential … over the first two months of unemployment. Treatment effects on the reservation wage are positive but statistically …

This paper studies the employment and reallocation effects of minimum wages in Germany in a search-and-matching model … to avoid elevated unemployment rates during the transition. …