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The German statutory minimum wage and its effects on regional employment and unemployment

Bonin, Holger; Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Krause-Pilatus, … - 2019

This paper studies the effects of the introduction of Germany's statutory minimum wage in 2015 on employment and …

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A Vibrant European Labor Market with Full Employment

Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013

We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, where income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We name this scenario vibrant. It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European Union...

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Earnings inequality

Peichl, Andreas; Pestel, Nico - 2014

Inequality has increased considerably in many Western countries over the past decades. When dealing with economic inequality as a research subject the question "inequality of what among whom" arises. Analyses of inequality are typically concerned with the distribution of wages, earnings or...

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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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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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Work Hours Constraints: Impacts and Policy Implications

Constant, Amelie F.; Otterbach, Steffen - 2011

If individuals reveal their preference as consumers, then they are taken seriously. What happens if individuals, as employees, reveal their preferences in working hours? And what happens if there is a misalignment between actual hours worked and preferred hours, the so-called work hours...

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Absenteeism, pension reforms and grandmothers

Moscarola, Flavia Coda; Fornero, Elsa; Strøm, Steinar - 2015

Both economic and epidemiological literature have shown that perceived high strain at work and lack of social infrastructures are good predictors of sick-leave. The latter is particularly relevant in (Mediterranean) countries where facilities for children and LTC services are relatively scarce...

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Do we have to be afraid of the future world of work?

Eichhorst, Werner - 2015

There is considerable concern regarding the prospective development of employment levels and job types in the future. The paper tries to highlight major trends shaping the world of work in developed economies with the aim of giving a realistic account of probable developments and the...

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Labor Market and Globalization: A Comparison of the Latin American and the East Asian Experiences in the 1980s and 1990s

Bruno, Randolph Luca - 2010

In this paper we analyse the labor market and its relationship with globalization in two groups of countries similar in their GDP per capita levels at the beginning of the 1980s but otherwise significantly different in their economic and social structures. On the one hand we look at Argentina,...

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Labour Market and Labour Market Policies During the Great Recession: The Case of Estonia

Eamets, Raul - 2013

The purpose of the paper is to analyse how labour market and labour market institutions reacted during recent crises. In early 1990s Estonia introduced a set of rather unique policy options like currency board as a ground for monetary policy, low taxes, open foreign trade policy, low public...

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