The ecological tax reform that Germany implemented between 1999 and 2003 increased energy tax rates-especially on …

Germany, as most other European countries, has been plagued by a persistently high level of long-term unemployment … level of long-term unemployment in Germany relative to the United States? …

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

numerical model for Germany. The model combines a microsimulation module, which captures the labour-supply decisions of …

-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany by many … typically assumed by contributors to recent discussions on the potential labour market effects of welfare reforms in Germany …