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Labor Market Reforms and the Great Recession

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the …

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The Toll Index: Innovation-based Economic Telemetry

Askitas, Nikos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011

We present the operationalized Toll Index, which is a new type of early indicator for the German business cycle. We present the basic idea and document the power of the indicator for the purpose of nowcasting. The data will be regularly available at the IDSC, the data bank center of IZA and will...

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Agenda 2020: Strategies to Achieve Full Employment in Germany

Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

This strategy paper by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) shows ways in which Germany once more can attain full … market development in the right direction. The reforms are one of the main reasons why Germany has been more resistant to the … reform: Germany needs high-skilled immigrants to cope with demographic change and skilled labor shortages. A selection system …

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Bad Bank(s) and Recapitalization of the Banking Sector

Schäfer, Dorothea; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

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The Petersberg Declaration

Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Burda, Michael C.; Konrad, Kai A.; … - 2009

Against the background of the worldwide financial market and economic crisis, leading German economists urge policymakers to maintain the reform course in labor market policy. The experts warn not to jeopardize the clearly positive effects of the recent reform efforts. The Petersberg Declaration...

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