long-term unemployed individuals. Using linked survey and administrative data for participants and a group of matched non … can be an efficient labor market policy instrument to improve the quality of life of the long-term unemployed. …

There is a growing concern about collective wage agreement and employment dynamics in Germany. In this paper, evidence … is provided on the way collective wage agreements affect the adjustment of working hours, employment and other production … agreements significantly influence firms' employment policies. Enrolments and the employment of free-lance collaborators are …

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … considerably, which led to a sharp increase in the number of start-ups by the unemployed. The empirical analysis is based on a … and firm development. While firm survival seems to be negatively affected by foundation from unemployment, especially in …

quits are important reasons for wage rigidities for high skilled labour. Compared to findings from the USA, in Germany …

The study assesses net employment effects of technical progress which can be expected by the ongoing transition from … to a net creation of jobs than end-of-pipe technologies. However, eco-innovations like other innovations tend to require … higher qualification. Thus, the demand for skilled and high-skilled labour rises while the demand for unskilled labour …