in Germany. We argue that in the European institutional context the availability of public day care and informal child …

search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical …

In a small structural model we find asymmetries in the effects of monetary policy in Germany depending on whether the …

We analyse the decline in output volatility in Germany. A lower level of variance in an autoregressive model of output … error term variance (reduced impulses). In Germany the decline output volatility is due to a decline in the persistence of … sudden break. The evolution of Germany's short-term real interest rate volatility coincides with the change of the …

novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …

the effects of child care on mothers' employment in Germany should rather focus on the availabililty than on the …

overtime in West Germany. A descriptive analysis suggests that over a 10-year period workers with unpaid overtime experience on …

jointly analyze wage dynamics and the incidence of profit-sharing in West Germany. Our findings reveal a significantly …