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Labor Market and Income Effects of a Legal Minimum Wage in Germany

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010

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 …

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Bad Bank(s) and Recapitalization of the Banking Sector

Schaefer, Dorothea - 2009

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

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Would a Legal Minimum Wage Reduce Poverty? A Microsimulation Study for Germany

Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2008

an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal … and had no negative employment effects. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing …

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How Do Employment Effects of Job Creation Schemes Differ with Respect to the Foregoing Unemployment Duration?

Hujer, Reinhard - 2008

Based on new administrative data for Germany covering entrances into job creation schemes between July 2000 and May … into quarters, regional (East and West Germany) as well as gender differences are considered in the estimation. As matching … influences. The results in terms of employment present a mixed picture. For West Germany, most of the estimates are insignificant …

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Detecting Behavioural Additionality - an Empirical Study on the Impact of Public R&D Funding on Firms' Cooperative Behaviour in Germany

Aschhoff, Birgit - 2008

Subsidising research networks has become a popular instrument in technology policies, driven mainly by expected positive spillovers. In particular, the stimulation of Ramp;D co-operation between scientific institutions and industry is considered as most promising. In the context of policy...

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Paid Parental Leave and Child Development : Evidence from the 2007 German Parental Benefit Reform and Administrative Data

Huebener, Mathias - 2017

This paper examines the effects of a substantial change in publicly funded paid parental leave in Germany on child …

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Do Voluntary Environmental Programs Reduce Emissions? EMAS in the German Manufacturing Sector

Kube, Roland - 2019

Voluntary environmental management programs for firms have become an increasingly popular instrument of environmental policy. However, the literature's conclusion on the effectiveness of suchprograms is ambiguous, and for the European region there is a lack of evidence based on a large control...

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The Impact of Lengthening the School Day on Substance Abuse and Crime : Evidence from a German High School Reform

Westermaier, Franz - 2016

In the 2000s, a major educational reform in Germany reduced the academic high school duration by one year while keeping …

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The Effect of Increasing Education Efficiency on University Enrollment : Evidence from Administrative Data and an Unusual Schooling Reform in Germany

Marcus, Jan - 2016

reform in Germany reduced the length of academic high school while simultaneously increasing the instruction hours in the … students in Germany, we find that this reform decreased enrollment rates. Moreover, students are more likely to delay their …

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Rates of Return and Early Retirement Disincentives : Evidence from a German Pension Reform

Lüthen, Holger - 2014

undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension …

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