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The effect of child benefit on female labor supply
Magda, Iga; Kiełczewska, Aneta; Brandt, Nicola - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 10 (2020) 1, pp. 1-18
In 2016, the Polish government introduced a large child benefit, called "Family 500+", with the aim to increase fertility and reduce child poverty. It is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child. We study the impact of the new benefit on female labor...
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Typical employment subject to mandatory social security contributions remains the norm
Arnold, Michael; Mattes, Anselm; Wagner, Gert G. - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 19, pp. 215-223
Since the 1980s, in West Germany has been a substantial decline in the number of people of working age who are not in paid employment. Accordingly, the share of 18- to 67-year-olds without a job has also fallen. This increase in employment figures primarily benefited those in marginal employment...
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Woher kam der deutsche Arbeitsmarktaufschwung? Und wie kann es weitergehen?
Hutter, Christian; Weber, Enzo - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 103 (2023) 9, pp. 607-612
Während die Arbeitsmärkte in Europa und auf der ganzen Welt unter den Auswirkungen der großen Rezession 2008/2009 und der europäischen Schuldenkrise 2012/2013 zu leiden hatten, war in Deutschland ein starker und anhaltender Aufschwung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt zu beobachten. Bis vor Corona hatte...
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Increased labor market participation can't do the job of mastering Germany's demographic change in the future
Brenke, Karl; Clemens, Marius - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 33/35, pp. 325-334
In the last decade the available labor force has expanded in Germany-despite the decline in the working-age population. The reason: labor market participation has increased, for women in particular and older people in general. Also noticeable was a rise in qualification level because...
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Zeitarbeitsbranche: rückläufige Beschäftigung
Hutter, Christian; Klinger, Sabine; Weber, Enzo - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 99 (2019) 6, pp. 401-403
Die Zahl der Beschäftigten in der Zeitarbeitsbranche stieg in Deutschland lange Zeit an. Seit Ende 2017 hat sich dies verändert, die Zahl der Beschäftigten in der Zeitarbeit sinkt. Dies hängt mit der Neufassung des Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetzes zusammen, aber auch mit der schwachen...
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How quickly does structural reform pay off? An empirical analysis of the short-term effects of unemployment benefit reform
Bouis, Romain; Causa, Orsetta; Demmou, Lilas; Duval, Romain - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-12
While there is a fairly broad consensus regarding the potential adverse effects of generous unemployment benefit …. Findings indicate that although it takes time for unemployment benefit reforms to pay off, such reforms do not appear to entail … any negative short-run effects. There is however some suggestive evidence that reducing unemployment benefits could have …
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Another economic miracle? The German labor market and the great recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-21
Germany's labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. Important factors for this development include the strong economic position due to recent labor market reforms, the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies, the extension of short-time work, time buffers due to...
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Determinants of youth unemployment in Uganda: The role of gender, education, residence, and age
Egessa, Abel; Nnyanzi, John Bosco; Muwanga, James - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 11 (2021) 1, pp. 1-29
Youth unemployment in Uganda increased from 12.7% in 2012/13 to 13.3 in 2016/17, despite a decline in the overall … national unemployment rate from 11.1% to 9.2%. This poses serious development challenges, particularly to the ongoing efforts …, residence, and age determine youth unemployment in Uganda. Using recent data from the Uganda National Household Survey 2016 …
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Integrating refugees: A long-term, worthwhile investment
Fratzscher, Marcel; Junker, Simon - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2015) 45/46, pp. 612-616
The debate about the massive influx of refugees into Germany often focuses solely on the short-term costs. But while these expenditures are bound to be substantial in the coming years, the discussion neglects the long-term economic potential of a successful integration of refugees - often, young...
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Who bears the cost of the business cycle? Labor-market institutions and volatility of the youth unemployment rate
Kawaguchi, Daiji; Murao, Tetsushi - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-22
paper examines the effect of labor-market institutions on the fluctuations of age-specific unemployment rates based on panel …The way age-specific unemployment rates fluctuate over the business cycle differs significantly across countries. This …
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