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Evaluating the impact of public start-up assistance : results from an econometric approach
Almus, Matthias - 2001
This paper analyzes the medium-term growth performance of firms that exclusively received start-up assistance from programs administered by the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank (DtA), a state owned bank, within two years after startup. I apply a parametric selection approach that controls for two...
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Reforming social welfare as we know it? : a microsimulation study for Germany
Steiner, Viktor - 2003
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The elusive employment effect of the minimum wage
Manning, Alan - 2016
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The effect of minimum wages on low-wage jobs : evidence from the United States using a bunching estimator
Cengiz, Doruk; Dube, Arindrajit; Lindner, Attila; … - 2018
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Do public works programs work? : some unpleasant results from the East German experience
Kraus, Florian - 1998
We analyze the effectiveness of public works programs (PWP, Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen) in east Germany as measured … both the effectiveness and the equity aspects of public works programs in east Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428137
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Microeconometric evaluation of the active labour market policy in Switzerland
Gerfin, Michael - 2000
In the second part of the 1990's Switzerland conducted an ambitious active labour market policy (ALMP) encompassing a wide variety of programmes. We evaluate the effects of these programmes on the individual employment probability of potential participants. Our econometric analysis uses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428325
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Advantage through training? : a microeconometric evaluation of the employment effects of active labour market programmes in Poland
Puhani, Patrick A. - 1998
We estimate the employment effects of training, intervention works (subsidised employment), and public works programmes in Poland. The analysis is based on retrospective monthly calendar information on the labour force state and active labour market programme (ALMP) participation between January...
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Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und Mindestlöhnen : zur Reform des Niedriglohnsektors in Deutschland
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2011
In diesem Beitrag werden die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und eines Mindestlohnes für Deutschland …In this contribution employment effects of wage subsidies and a minimum wage are analyzed for Germany. Existing studies … general minimum wage for Germany. The magnitude of the negative employment effects depends on the minimum wage level …
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Mindestlöhne, Lohnsubventionen und Einkommenssicherung im Wohlfahrtsstaat : Verteilungswirkungen von Reformalternativen für Deutschland
Steiner, Viktor - 2010
Deutschland schon seit längerem und wurden im Zuge der jüngsten Arbeitsmarktreformen ausgeweitet. Aktuelle Reformvorschläge für … Deutschland zielen zum einen auf die weiterführende Reform des Niedriglohnsektors, zum anderen auf dessen Rückführung durch die …
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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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