In many European countries, labor markets are characterized by high regional disparities in terms of unemployment rates …

reducing unemployment leads to industrialised countries offering financial support to unemployed job seekers when searching for …

novel data set of unemployed individuals in Germany containing extensive information on job search behavior and direct …

In this paper we evaluate the employment effects of job creation schemes on the participating individuals in Germany …. Job creation schemes are a major element of active labour market policy in Germany and are targeted at long …

This paper evaluates the effects of job creation schemes on the participating individuals in Germany. Since previous … empirical studies of these measures have been based on relatively small datasets and focussed on East Germany, this is the first …

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 …

A substantial number of young unemployed participate in active labor market programs (ALMP) in Germany each year. While … unemployment entries in 2002 and analyze the short- and long-term impacts for a variety of different programs. With informative …