Using a unique dataset for Germany that links individual longitudinal data from the SOEP to regional data from the federal employment agency and data of real estate prices, we evaluate the impact of neighborhood unemployment on individual employment propects. The panel setup and richness of the...

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become an increasingly important part of active labor market policies (ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed accounted for nearly 17% of the total spending on ALMP in 2004....

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become an increasingly important part of active labor market policies (ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed accounted for nearly 17% of the total spending on ALMP in 2004....

This paper combines individual-level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) with economic and demographic postcode-level data from administrative records to analyze the effects of immigration on wages and unemployment probabilities of high- and low-skilled natives. Employing an...

Using a unique dataset for Germany that links individual longitudinal data from the GSOEP to regional data from the federal employment agency and data of real estate prices, we evaluate the impact of neighborhood unemployment on individual employment prospects. The panel setup and richness of...

In some countries including Germany unemployed workers can increase their income during job search by taking up marginal employment up to a threshold without any deduction from their benefits. Marginal employment can be considered as a wage subsidy as it lowers labour costs for firms owing to...

Einführung von Mindestlöhnen, Reform bei der Arbeitslosenversicherung: Hat die Bundesregierung in diesem Sommer eine reformpolitische Wende vollzogen, oder sind dies notwendige Korrekturen bei der Fortsetzung der Agenda-Politik? Für Erwin Huber, Vorsitzender der CSU und bayerischer...

Einführung von Mindestlöhnen, Reform bei der Arbeitslosenversicherung: Hat die Bundesregierung in diesem Sommer eine reformpolitische Wende vollzogen, oder sind dies notwendige Korrekturen bei der Fortsetzung der Agenda-Politik? Für Erwin Huber, Vorsitzender der CSU und bayerischer...