West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non …

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 …

search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical …

Germany, we document substantial heterogeneity in within-occupational changes in task content. Combining this evidence with …

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns …

Unemployment rates are often higher for migrants than for natives. This could result from longer periods of … unemployment as well as from shorter periods of employment. This paper jointly examines male native-migrant differences in the … duration of unemployment and subsequent employment using German panel data and bivariate discrete time hazard rate models …

voluntary non-participation and involuntary unemployment which is caused by labor market rationing and model the dynamics of … allows us to test for true state dependence of voluntary non-participation, involuntary unemployment, full-time work and over …

In some countries including Germany unemployed workers can increase their income during job search by taking up … incentives due to higher net earnings. Additional earnings during unemployment might lead to higher reservation wages prolonging … the duration of unemployment, yet also giving unemployed individuals more time to search for better and more stable jobs …

short and medium term, up to five years after displacement. Our analysis is based on rich administrative data from Germany …