Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to estimate the effectiveness of two start‐up programs (bridging allowance and start‐up subsidy) in East Germany. Design/methodology/approach – Using a combination of administrative data from the Federal Employment Agency and a follow‐up survey...

Purpose – The paper aims to present an analysis of the indirect and direct effects of active labour market policy measures at the regional level for Western Germany. Design/methodology/approach – Most evaluation studies of active labour market policy focus on the microeconometric treatment...

Purpose – Employment protection legislation defines social criteria according to which firms can dismiss workers. If firms evade the law, then negotiation about compensation begins. To reduce the legal and financial uncertainty often associated with ex post bargaining, the German government...

Purpose – While forms of non‐standard employment (which include part‐time work and temporary employment) have received active promotion in recent years, possible negative effects emerging from these forms of employment have not been high on the agenda. This paper, accordingly, aims to...

Purpose – In 1997 minimum wages were introduced in the West and East German construction sector. The purpose of this paper is to analyze their impact on wage growth and employment retention probability of affected workers. Design/methodology/approach – Following a...

Purpose – The paper seeks to analyse the self‐selection of international migrants on observable skills. Design/methodology/approach – Based on an extended version of the Roy model, which considers random migration costs, the authors analyse the self‐selection of migrants on observable...

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a new large‐scale panel study (“PASS”) for research on the labour market, the welfare state and poverty that combines a sample of 6,000 recipient households with an equally large sample of the general population. Design/methodology/approach – The...