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Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Burda, Michael C.; Konrad, Kai A.; … - 2009

Against the background of the worldwide financial market and economic crisis, leading German economists urge policymakers to maintain the reform course in labor market policy. The experts warn not to jeopardize the clearly positive effects of the recent reform efforts. The "Petersberg...

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Bad bank(s) and recapitalization of the banking sector

Schäfer, Dorothea; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

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Agenda 2020 : strategies to achieve full employment in Germany

Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

This strategy paper by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) shows ways in which Germany once more can attain full … labor market development in the right direction. The reforms are one of the main reasons why Germany has been more resistant … reform: Germany needs high-skilled immigrants to cope with demographic change and skilled labor shortages. A selection system …

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Labor market reforms and the great recession

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

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Does the calculation hold? : the fiscal balance of migration to Denmark and Germany

Hinte, Holger; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2014

Denmark and Germany showcased in this paper - may still result in substantially different economic outcomes of migration …

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Costs and benefits of labour mobility between the EU and the eastern partnership countries : country study on Germany

Biavaschi, Costanza; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

fill this gap by studying the size and assimilation patterns of EaP migrants in Germany. Most EaP migrants in Germany come …

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The Toll Index : innovation-based economic telemetry

Askitas, Nikos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011

We present the operationalized Toll Index, which is a new type of early indicator for the German business cycle. We present the basic idea and document the power of the indicator for the purpose of nowcasting. The data will be regularly available at the IDSC, the data bank center of IZA and will...

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The Threat Effect of Participation in Active Labor Market Programs on Job Search Behavior of Migrants in Germany

Bergemann, Annette - 2011

Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...

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The IZA Evaluation Dataset : Towards Evidence-Based Labor Policy-Making

Caliendo, Marco - 2011

to overcome such limitations for Germany by complementing administrative data from the Federal Employment Agency with … Germany from 2001 to 2008 and contains around 920,000 individuals. The complementary survey covers a panel of more than 17 …

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Economic Preferences and Attitudes of the Unemployed : Are Natives and Second Generation Migrants Alike?

Constant, Amelie F. - 2010

natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between …

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