This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market …

large data sets from the U.S., Britain, and western Germany to test the Krugman hypothesis for the 1990s, when unemployment … in Germany increased (unlike in the U.S. and Britain, where it fell). British and German evidence is further backed up … with alternative data sets for these countries. I find evidence for the Krugman hypothesis when Germany is compared to the …

examines the impact of education on both risk components. France faces a higher unemployment rate than West-Germany, due to a … higher risk of entering unemployment whereas the risk, when unemployed, of not getting reemployed is lower than in Germany … graduates face a higher risk of getting unemployed in Germany than in France. Concerning the reemployment prospects of the …

This paper describes some empirical phenomena about sanctions in the unemployment compensation system in Germany using … the unemployed. From these results it is questionable whether the current activation policy for unemployed in Germany …

This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on …