-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany by many … economists. In order to increase work incentives and, at the same time, reduce social expenditures there have been various … assistance level for "employable" persons who choose not to work; (iii) improved incentives to take up work by a combination of a …

-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany by many … economists. In order to increase work incentives and, at the same time, reduce social expenditures there have been various … assistance level for "employable" persons who choose not to work; (iii) improved incentives to take up work by a combination of a …

We analyze the work incentives and labor supply effects of the so-called mini- jobs reform (subsidies of social … security contributions to people with low-earnings jobs) introduced in Germany in April 2003. The analysis is based on a …

We analyze the effectiveness of publicly financed training and retraining programs in east Germany as measured by their …

with a small negative cumulative earnings effect for older workers in west Germany …

We analyze the effectiveness of public works programs (PWP, Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen) in east Germany as measured … both the effectiveness and the equity aspects of public works programs in east Germany. …

marginal employment range between -.4 (number of male workers in west Germany) to -1 (working hours for women). We illustrate …’ social security contributions (SSC) on marginal employment in Germany. …