results of labour markets in eastern and western Germany have become quite similar in some respects but still differ markedly …

France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … been on continuous decline in Germany for many years, hardly affected by the Great Recession. This paper analyzes the …

for reform and its main principles. As results of programme evaluation studies post-reform have become available just now … positive effects. On balance, therefore, the reform seems to be moving the German labour market in the right direction …. -- Active Labour Market Policy ; labour market reform ; programme evaluation …

Starting in January 2003, Germany implemented the first two so-called Hartz reforms, followed by the third and fourth …, this paper provides a first attempt to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the first two reform waves, Hartz I/II and III …

, seems to be a good example for a successful labour market reform. Nevertheless, there are concerns about rising inequality …

on the changing patterns of labour market segmentation or "dualization" of employment in Germany. While labour market … duality in Germany can partially be attributed to labour market reforms promoting, in particular, non-standard forms of … contributed to the expansion of overall labour market inclusion and job growth in Germany and that at least some forms of non …