We use the synthetic control method to analyze the effect of face masks on the spread of Covid-19 in Germany. Our …

eligibility determinations difficult. In Germany, by contrast, eligibility for the main cash transfer program, Sozialhilfe (Social … test whether immigrants to Germany are more likely than natives to claim welfare benefits for which they are eligible. We …

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 …

roofers to remain employed in the sector in eastern Germany deteriorated along the entire wage distribution. Such employment … wage ; Germany ; capital-labour substitution ; labour-labour substitution ; scale effect …

positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …

with a small negative cumulative earnings effect for older workers in west Germany. -- Marginal employment ; social …