"This paper examines participation in labor market programs such as job subsidies, workfare, and training programs by lone mothers receiving means-tested unemployment benefits in Germany. Since the 2005 Hartz IV labor market policy reforms, expectations that non-employed parents responsible for...

"This article deals with the role of caseworkers in Germany's Federal Employment Agency ('Bundesagentur für Arbeit') in the process of implementing administrative reforms. We argue that a successful outcome of reforms depends heavily on how caseworkers understand and interpret innovations. Our...

"This article deals with the role of caseworkers in Germany's Federal Employment Agency ('Bundesagentur für Arbeit') in the process of implementing administrative reforms. We argue that a successful outcome of reforms depends heavily on how caseworkers understand and interpret innovations. Our...

"This paper examines participation in labor market programs such as job subsidies, workfare, and training programs by lone mothers receiving means-tested unemployment benefits in Germany. Since the 2005 Hartz IV labor market policy reforms, expectations that non-employed parents responsible for...