diversion failed as increasing shares of dismissals by prosecutors and judges enhance crime rates in Germany. Crime is …

principles, instruments, target groups and governance in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the …

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns … most important type of training programs before and after the reform by using administrative data of the Federal Employment … training programs had a positive impact on employment prospects already before the reform. Results for the relative short …

model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change … model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change …

Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low …

system on the duration of unemployment in Germany on the basis of a flexible discrete-time hazard rate model estimated on pre-reform …We analyse benefit-entitlement effects and the likely impact of the recent reform of the unemployment compensation … the duration of unemployment. Our simulation results show that the recent labour market reform is unlikely to have a major …

Regarding social needs in Germany long-term care is an important issue due to an ageing population. Shrinking social … introduced in Germany. In recent years some drawbacks of the social long-term care insurance structure turned out to be in need … of reform: While health insurance is a fully comprehensive system, long-term care insurance only provides limited cover …

job opportunities and job stability. This paper addresses this issue using administrative longitudinal data for Germany …-off is not confirmed by the results. In Germany, men have experienced an increase in employment stability over time, mated …

literature by estimating both switch-on and switch-off effects, because the reform was repealed two years later. We find a two … terms) at higher quantiles, meaning that the reform predominantly reduced long durations of absence. In terms of health, the … reform reduced the average number of days spent in hospital by almost half a day, but we cannot find robust evidence for …