impaired. There is evidence that the adjustment of wages for low skilled workers in Germany was impeded by the system of social … is measured for a large number of types of private households in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998. It is shown … difference between net wages and social assistance is measured for the 1962-1998 period. It turns out that it decreased …

private households in Germany. In 2001, the difference is small for households consisting of at least three persons. For three … percent). Thus, the incentives to work are strongly impaired. The downward adjustment of wages for low skilled workers was …

reduced in 2009 and will be reduced in 2010. Nevertheless, "bracket creep" will remain a problem in Germany. …

Wir präsentieren einen Vorschlag für die Neuausrichtung der Arbeitslosenunterstützung in Deutschland: die Einführung …. Wir stellen detailliert dar, wie ein solches System von Beschäftigungskonten in Deutschland ausgestaltet und implementiert …We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment …

Due to labor market reforms in Germany some years ago, the incentives to work changed. The paper analyzes the effects … on the reservation wages for specific groups. It is assumed that reservation wages are determined by the replacement … model for Germany. It turns out that the replacement rates increased in the period 1950 to 1975. Thereafter, the rates for …

In recent years, a lot of rules concerning government expenditures as well as tax revenues were changed in Germany …

" will remain a problem in Germany. …

impair economic growth. Some measures to reduce the budget deficit in Germany are proposed. …