start. The effects are higher for women than for men and higher in West Germany than in East Germany. Further, we find that …

In order to reduce unemployment, it is often recommended that industry-level wage bargaining in Germany should be …

We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate the employment effects of a variety … dynamic selection into programs. Our results suggest that in West Germany both short-term and medium-term programs show … exceptions, we find little evidence for significant positive treatment effects in East Germany. There is some evidence that the …

start. The effects are higher for women than for men and higher in West Germany than in East Germany. Further, we find that …

We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate the employment effects of a variety … dynamic selection into programs. Our results suggest that in West Germany both short-term and medium-term programs show … exceptions, we find little evidence for significant positive treatment effects in East Germany. There is some evidence that the …

participation caused by budget rules in Germany in the 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in the infamous "end-of-year spending". In …

break. Using the correction, the paper confirms that the rise in wage inequality among full-time workers in West Germany …

This study revisits the increase in wage inequality in Germany. Accounting for changes in various sets of observables …

In order to reduce unemployment, it is often recommended that industry-level wage bargaining in Germany should be …

Despite the apparent stability of the wage bargaining institutions in West Germany, aggregate union membership has been …