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Reforming German labor market institutions: a dual path to flexibility
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2009
moderation and working time flexibility. While at the outset of this reform sequence German had a small, but relatively …
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Have labour market reforms at the turn of the millennium changed job durations of the new entrants? A comparative study for Germany and Italy
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Jaenichen, Ursula; Villosio, … - 2009
According to the aims of the labour market reforms of the 90s implemented in many European countries, workers may stay at their first job for a shorter time, but should be able to switch jobs easily. This would generate a trade-off between job opportunities and job stability. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269568
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Escaping the unemployment trap: the case of East Germany
Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2008
This paper addresses the question of why high unemployment rates tend to persist even after their proximate causes have been reversed (e.g., after wages relative to productivity have fallen). We suggest that the longer people are unemployed, the greater is their cumulative likelihood of falling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278019
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The impact of the UK new deal for lone parents on benefit receipt
Dolton, Peter; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2011
This paper evaluates the UK New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP) program, which aims to return lone parents to work. Using rich administrative data on benefit receipt histories and a selection on observed variables identification strategy, we find that the program modestly reduces benefit receipt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278571
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Marginal employment': stepping stone or dead end? Evaluating the German experience
Freier, Ronny; Steiner, Viktor - 2007
Marginal employment', i.e. employment at low working hours and earnings not covered by social security, has been gaining importance in the German economy over the past decade. Using a large newly available panel data set and statistical matching techniques, we analyse the effects of marginal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268285
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Child Poverty and Family Transfers in Southern Europe
Matsaganis, Manos; Levy, Horacio; Mercader-Prats, Magda; … - 2005
and Portugal. Using the European microsimulation model EUROMOD, the paper first assesses the distributional impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276087
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Estimating the effect of student aid on college enrollment: evidence from a government grant policy reform
Nielsen, Helena Skyt; Sørensen, Torben; Taber, Christopher - 2008
Danish reform. We separately identify the effect of aid from that of other observed and unobserved variables such as parental … income. We exploit the combination of a kinked aid scheme and a reform of the student aid scheme to identify the effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269155
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A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Comprehensive Labor Market Policy Reforms in Germany
Fertig, Michael; Kluve, Jochen - 2004
Over the last year the German government has introduced a comprehensive set of labor market policy reforms, the so-called Hartz reforms, which aim at a significant reduction of unemployment. To this end, (a) many of the existing instruments of active labor market policy are modified...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261856
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Discretionary Measures of Active Labor Market Policy: The German Employment Promotion Reform in Perspective
Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2000
the aggregate level, thus precluding any assessment of the overall impact of such measures. The reform of 1998 recognized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262390
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Die Wirkung der Hartz-Reform im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung
Schneider, Hilmar; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2006
The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns … most important type of training programs before and after the reform by using administrative data of the Federal Employment … training programs had a positive impact on employment prospects already before the reform. Results for the relative short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267757