Dlugosz, Stephan; Stephan, Gesine; Wilke, Ralf A. - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2009
"From 2002 - 2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...