France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … observed in Southern European countries, a "lost generation" may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has … unemployment are primarily resulting from structural differences in labor policy and in the (vocational) education system, any …

High rates of unemployment entail substantial costs to the working population in terms of reduced subjective well … sensitivity of subjective well-being to fluctuations in unemployment rates is much lower in the public sector than in the private … unemployment. -- Unemployment ; life satisfaction ; job security ; public sector …

Entgeltfortzahlung in die Tarifverträge die direkten effektiven Arbeitskosten um lediglich 0,45 Prozent reduzieren würde. Der letzte … Fehlzeiten hin. So werden im Vergleich zum Verarbeitenden Gewerbe für den Dienstleistungssektor wesentlich niedrigere Fehlzeiten … geschätzt werden, bestätigen insbesondere die zentrale Bedeutung der Arbeitslosigkeit für die Höhe der Fehlzeiten. Weiterhin …

unemployment. We use this framework to study the employment effects of transforming a traditional welfare state, as is currently in …. -- Life-cycle labor supply ; involuntary unemployment ; in-work credits …

have boosted German competitiveness, resulting in higher exports, higher production and lower unemployment. This … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … unemployment by lessening the reservation wage and expanding the non-tradable sector. The model replicates the developments of the …

In this paper we investigate the recent fall in unemployment, and the rise in part-time work, labour market … participation, inequality and welfare in Germany. Unemployment fell because the Hartz IV reform induced a large fraction of the long …. Overall we find that Germany increased welfare as unemployment fell. …

the hypothesis that a rigid wage structure has been responsible for rising low-skilled unemployment, I propose a …