Germany. While the reforms consisted of four parts, it was especially the reform of the unemployment benefit system - the … year earlier, was much more successful in reducing unemployment. The reorganisation or the BA accounts for around 20% of … the reduction of unemployment between 2005 and 2008. By contrast, the Hartz IV reform can account for only 5% of this …

Hartz IV has been in force since 2005. The law has combined unemployment benefits and social assistance. Since it came … into force, unemployment has fallen significantly. Whether this was mainly due to the Hartz IV reform or other causes were …