Gutachten in Zusammenarbeit mit DIW Berlin und infas Bonn im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales, Bonn 2007 (1280 Seiten)

Short-time work was the 'German answer' to the economic crisis. The number of short-time workers strongly increased in the recession and peaked at more than 1.5 million. Without the extensive use of short-time work, unemployment would have risen by approximately twice as much as it actually did....

Numerous empirical studies find a substantial extent of discrimination in hiring decisions. Anonymous job applications have gained attention and popularity to identify and combat this form of discrimination. To test whether their intended effects result in practice, in several European countries...

Forschungsbericht zu einem <a href="http://www.integrationsministerium-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Startseite/Themen/Anonymisierte+Bewerbungsverfahren" target="_new">Pilotprojekt</a> des Ministeriums für Integration Baden-Württemberg, Bonn 2014 (93 Seiten)

A Single European Labor Market, particularly involving the free movement of workers within Europe, has been a goal of the European community since the 1950s. Whereas it may entail opportunities and drawbacks alike, the benefits – such as greater economic welfare for most citizens – are...

Die anhaltenden Asyl- und Flüchtlingsströme und der Antritt der neuen Europäischen Kommission am 1. November 2014 bieten Anlass für eine Debatte über ein Umdenken in der deutschen und europäischen Zuwanderungspolitik. Eine Abkehr vom „Festungsdenken“ ist dringend geboten. Die bisherige...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to study the economic effects of risk attitudes, time preferences, trust and reciprocity and to compare natives and second generation migrants. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on the IZA Evaluation Dataset, a recently collected survey of a...

Purpose – This paper seeks to shed further light on the native-migrant differences in economic outcomes. The aim is to investigate labor market reintegration, patterns of job search, and reservation wages across unemployed migrants and natives in Germany. Design/methodology/approach – The...