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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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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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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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The parental leave benefit: A key family policy measure, one decade later

Huebener, Mathias; Müller, Kai-Uwe; Spieß, C. Katharina; … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 6 (2016) 49, pp. 571-578

On January 1, 2017, the parental leave benefit will be celebrating its tenth anniversary. Although its implementation was fervidly debated, it has become a widely accepted family policy measure. Its impact on parental labor supply, the division oflabor between parents, fertility, and indicators...

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Hourly wages in lower deciles no longer lagging behind when it comes to wage growth

Brenke, Karl; Kritikos, Alexander S. - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 21, pp. 205-214

For many years, only better-paid workers benefited from Germany's real wage increases. In contrast, dependent employees with lower hourly wages suffered substantial losses, while the low-wage sector expanded. Around 2010, these trends came to an end. Now all wage groups benefit from wage...

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Eastern Germany ahead in employment of women

Holst, Elke; Wieber, Anna - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 4 (2014) 11, pp. 33-41

Almost a quarter of a century after the fall of the Wall, there are still more women in employment in eastern Germany than in the west. Although the disparity is marginal now, the two regions started from dramatically different levels. In 1991, immediately after reunification, the employment...

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Growing importance of women in the German labor market

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 5 (2014) 5, pp. 51-61

An increasing share of the working-age population is active in the German labor market. In particular, the number of women participating in the labor force has grown. The more highly qualified they are, the greater their participation in the labor market - and the level of qualification among...

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Youth in Europe: Unemployment falling but major labor market problems persist

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 45, pp. 455-464

In spring 2013, youth unemployment in the EU peaked and then declined sharply. Yet at least one in every six members of … the economically active population between age 15 and 24 in the EU is still unemployed, and the unemployment rate among … labor market has developed since 2013. The decline in unemployment was primarily caused both by a drop in the number of …

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Ongoing change in the structure of part-time employment

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 1 (2011) 6, pp. 13-22

The prominence of part-time employment has dramatically increased both in Germany and across Europe. Germany has experienced above- average growth and currently the prevalence of part-time employment there also exceeds the EU average. Evidently, this involves fundamental structural change as...

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Success despite starting out at a disadvantage: What helps second-generation migrants in France and Germany?

Tucci, Ingrid; Jossin, Ariane; Keller, Carsten; … - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 1 (2011) 5, pp. 3-11

The educational and employment trajectories of migrant children in France and Germany are extremely diverse. The few successful ones dominate the public eye. Yet successful biographies of young adults with a migration background are in no way a negligible exception. However, the picture is...

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