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very moderate. Subsidies to individuals promote part-time employment, in particular of second earners, while subsidies …
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Das heutige System der sozialen Mindestsicherung verhindert in Deutschland die Ausbildung eines Niedriglohnsektors … subsidies have negligible impact on labor force participation. In addition, the policy might have costly side effects, as it …
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This paper analyzes the effectiveness of occupational training programs for the unemployed before and after the substantial amendments in German labor market legislation known as Hartz reforms. Based on the official evaluation of the reforms, we show that program impacts vary much across...
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Despite a sequence of labor market reforms in recent years, employment of older workers in Germany is still lower than … market policy and social benefits. It can be shown that the institutional framework currently in place in Germany is …
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The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns …
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approach regarding the introduction of additional minimum wages in Germany and more generous in-work benefits combined with an …
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Die Arbeitsmarktreformen der letzten Jahre haben die strukturellen Anpassungsprobleme des deutschen Beschäftigungsmodells zum Teil gelindert - allerdings sind noch längst nicht alle Schwierigkeiten überwunden. Für die Zukunft besteht die zentrale Herausforderung darin, eine...
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Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather …
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In Germany, two observations can be tracked over the past 15 to 20 years: First, income inequality has constantly …
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Different models of protection against labor market risks are associated with diverging models of economic performance. Historically established institutional complementarities between labor market regulation, unemployment protection, and vocational training tend to mirror specific national...
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