With the introduction of a new welfare benefit system in 2005, Germany implemented quite strict benefit sanctions for … cut for three months. We analyze the impact of these sanctions on job search outcomes and on transitions out of the labor … job, but that these jobs go along with lower earnings due to first but not the second sanction. Moreover, first sanctions …

Labor market policy tools such as training and sanctions are commonly used to help bring workers back to work. By … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … sanctions cause a short-run deterioration of mental health, possibly due higher stress levels, but this tapers out quickly. …

and performance of German firms. More specifically, we study the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia in 2014 in … dependent on Russia as an export market and those directly affected by the sanctions. …In this paper, we use a novel firm level dataset for Germany to investigate the effect of sanctions on export behaviour …

behavior by the agencies. Notably, rejections of VRs may lead to sanctions (temporary benefits reductions) while workers may … caseworker recorded data on VRs, sick reporting and sanctions. The analysis highlights the influence of aspects of the health …

We model how unemployment benefit sanctions - benefit reductions that are imposed if unemployed do not comply with job … benefit sanctions are more effective in reducing unemployment than an across the board reduction in the replacement rate. …

effort and benefit sanctions if observed search is deemed insufficient. We find that introducing monitoring and sanctions …