system on the duration of unemployment in Germany on the basis of a flexible discrete-time hazard rate model estimated on pre …

policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …

positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The …

an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal … and had no negative employment effects. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing …