Unemployment insurance agencies may combat moral hazard by punishing refusals to apply to assigned vacancies. However … sanctions on the unemployment duration and the quality of job matches, in conjunction with the possibility to report sick. We … relative attractiveness of vacancy referrals increases over the time spent in unemployment. Overall, around 9% of sickness …

unemployment in Germany, as well as several usually unobserved characteristics like personality traits, attitudes, expectations … significant difference in the estimation of treatment effects, compared to specifications that include detailed labor market …

search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical … effort ; reservation wage ; locus of control ; unemployment duration …

unemployment benefits in Germany, which increases from 12 months to 18 months at the age of 45, to identify the effect of extended …The generosity of the Unemployment Insurance system (UI) plays a central role for the job search behavior of unemployed … entitlement, has a negative impact on the job search activities of the unemployed increasing their unemployment duration. Despite …

novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct … relationship between the network size and reservation wages. -- Job search behavior ; unemployment ; social networks …

recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany’s persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its …Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in … the unemployed into self-employment may prove to be among the most effective, both in Germany and elsewhere. …

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become an increasingly important part of active labor market policies … (ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed …

, namely their unemployment, likely prompted their decision. In contrast to this, business founders who have been previously … unemployment. -- Entrepreneurship ; push and pull motives ; survival and failure ; job creation …

In some countries including Germany unemployed workers can increase their income during job search by taking up … incentives due to higher net earnings. Additional earnings during unemployment might lead to higher reservation wages prolonging … the duration of unemployment, yet also giving unemployed individuals more time to search for better and more stable jobs …