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Fixed-term contracts as sorting mechanisms : evidence from job durations in West Germany

Boockmann, Bernhard (contributor); Hagen, Tobias (contributor) - 2005

We estimate the effect of initial episodes under fixed-term contracts (FTCs) on job duration in the further course of the employment spell, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) from 1985 to 2002. Using a statistical matching approach, we find that job exit rates are initially...

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The use of flexible working contracts in West Germany : evidence from an establishment panel

Boockmann, Bernhard; Hagen, Tobias - 2001

This paper investigates under which conditions firms use fixed-term contracts, subcontracted and freelance work. Using a probit model which accounts for unobserved heterogeneity, we find that positive changes in expected or actual turnover are associated with a higher probability of employing...

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Language usage, participation, employment and earnings : evidence for foreigners in West Germany with multiple sources of selection

Aldashev, Alisher (contributor); … - 2008

this paper, the effects of language proficiency on earnings are analyzed for foreigners in Germany with joint consideration …

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Get training or wait? : Long-run employment effects of training programs for the unemploymed in West Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); … - 2006

estimates the long-run differential employment effects of three different types of training programs in West Germany. We use …

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Vermittlungsgutscheine und Beauftragungen Dritter im Vergleich

Winterhager, Hendrik (contributor); … - 2006

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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions : an effective Tool to shorten welfare receipt and speed up transitions to employment?

Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2009

Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on combined administrative and survey data, these differences...

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New insights on unemployment duration and post unemployment earnings in Germany : censored box-cox quantile regression at work

Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); … - 2007

periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment durations and post{unemployment earnings in West Germany. For …

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The heterogeneous effects of training incidence and duration on labor market transitions

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie - 2010

start. The effects are higher for women than for men and higher in West Germany than in East Germany. Further, we find that …Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland und in vielen … Beschäftigungssuche ab, denn in Deutschland können dem Arbeitslosen zu jedem Zeitpunkt Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen zugewiesen werden …

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Short-term training programs for immigrants : do effects differ from natives and why?

Aldashev, Alisher; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010

welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might … ; decomposition ; matching ; Germany …

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Should welfare administration be centralized or decentralized? : Evidence from a policy experiment

Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas; … - 2010

The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central directives. At the same time, 69 districts were allowed to opt...

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