Dlugosz, Stephan; Stephan, Gesine; Wilke, Ralf A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...