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 …

private sector would lower the unemployment rate and reduce government costs. …

what extent business cycles or unemployment levels influence entries into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany … reveals that there is a positive relationship between unemployment rates and start-up activities. Moreover, new business … disentangling periods of low and high unemployment we find that the effect of unemployment on new business formation is only …

'entrepreneurial milieu' affect the decision to start a new business out of unemployment? The econometric study is based on data from a …

western Germany is still not fully closed. Admittedly, this could not realistically have been expected. Despite the increase … in life satisfaction in eastern Germany, the east-west divide prevails. Evidence of this can be found in the latest data …, which was conducted for the first time in eastern Germany in 1990—shortly before economic, currency, and social union. Other …

. After controlling for demographic attributes, health, unemployment status, household size, agricultural hukou (household …

.e., switching from self-employment to unemployment) are substantial and exceed the costs of involuntarily losing a salaried job (i ….e., switching from salaried employment to unemployment). Meanwhile, leaving self-employment has no consequences for selfreported …

. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and …. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment in the last two decades in combination with a …, their recent reforms and – where already possible – effects of these reforms. Overall, Germany seems to be on the right …

; Germany ; short-time work ; unemployment ; labor market institutions ; internal flexibility … miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important … reforms, the nature of the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies in Germany, the extension of short-time work, the …