With the introduction of a new welfare benefit system in 2005, Germany implemented quite strict benefit sanctions for … cash benefit is withdrawn for three months. A second sanction of the same type within one year implies a complete benefit … Germany.We estimate separate models for people living alone and people living with their family, as sanctioned welfare …

In this paper, we use a novel firm level dataset for Germany to investigate the effect of sanctions on export behaviour …

positive short- and long-term effects of benefit sanctions which are robust for men and women in East and West Germany. The … effects diminish with the elapsed unemployment duration until a sanction is imposed. The limited use of benefit sanctions can …

change that took place in Austria in 2000. In September 2000, an insurance fund that refunded firms for the costs of their …

Labor force participation rates of mothers in Austria and Germany are similar, however full-time employment rates are …, differences in mothers' employment patterns can partly be explained by the different tax systems: While Germany has a system of … joint taxation with income splitting for married couples, Austria taxes everyone individually, which leads to lower marginal …

- the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality - Austria, Finland, France … - Germany and Greece. We thus find that in most countries dispersion in earnings increases with educational levels and that …

Trade and migration have become more important in recent years for Austria and Germany. The transition in Central and …

manufacturing enterprises in Germany, one of the leading actors in the world market for goods. We show that the premium decreases …