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 the German unemployment insurance system, Integration Agreements (IA) are mandatory contracts between the employment …

With the introduction of a new welfare benefit system in 2005, Germany implemented quite strict benefit sanctions for … Germany. We estimate separate models for people living alone and people living with their family, as sanctioned welfare …

Persistent unemployment across OECD countries has led to increasing investments in activation programmes and, as a …

only the end of unemployment for the new entrepreneur but also some further positive effects, e.g., direct job creation …,100 start-ups founded by unemployed persons in Germany. Individuals were subsidized under two different schemes, and we are able … heterogeneous. -- Start-up subsidies ; self-employment ; unemployment ; direct employment effects ; survival …

estimates the long-run differential employment effects of three different types of training programs in West Germany. We use … inflows into unemployment for the years 1986/87 and 1993/94 and apply local linear matching based on the estimated propensity … score to estimate the effects of training programs starting during 1 to 2, 3 to 4, and 5 to 8 quarters of unemployment. The …

different labor market-regimes are selected as examples (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland, UK). Within these …

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns … effect. -- program evaluation ; occupational training ; Hartz-Reforms ; Germany …

clear positive relation between the effectiveness of the programs and the unemployment rate over time. …