This paper investigates whether and to what extent employment policy measures (co-) financed by the European Social Fund in Germany meet their objective. Specifically, it is analyzed whether qualification programs for employed workers in the German state of Saxony were effective in terms of...

This paper investigates whether and to what extent employment policy measures (co-) financed by the European Social Fund in Germany meet their objective. Specifically, it is analyzed whether qualification programs for employed workers in the German state of Saxony were effective in terms of...

Each year Germany and many other developed economies spend tens of billions of Euros on active measures of employment promotion with the explicit aim of contributing to the reduction of unemployment. Yet, high unemployment has universally been a persistent problem throughout the last two...

This paper provides a preliminary assessment of recent reforms of German employment promotion policy. While several recent studies analyze the impact of measures of employment promotion for the case of Germany, no comparable study exists on the aggregate level, thus precluding any assessment of...

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit Selektivität beim Zugang in Maßnahmen beruflicher Weiterbildung. Im Rahmen der Initiative zur Flankierung des Strukturwandels (IFlaS) fördert die Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen für gering qualifizierte Arbeitslose. Damit soll den...

Mit Arbeitsgelegenheiten in der Mehraufwandsvariante (AGH-MAE, auch: Ein-Euro-Jobs oder Zusatzjobs) sollen nach der Vorstellung des Gesetzgebers erwerbsfähige Leistungsberechtigte im SGB II gefördert werden, die mit anderen Mitteln nicht (mehr) in reguläre Beschäftigung integriert werden...

Over the last year the German government has introduced a comprehensive set of labor market policy reforms, the so-called Hartz reforms, which aim at a significant reduction of unemployment. To this end, (a) many of the existing instruments of active labor market policy are modified...

Over the last year the German government has introduced a comprehensive set of labor market policy reforms, the so-called Hartz reforms, which aim at a significant reduction of unemployment. To this end, (a) many of the existing instruments of active labor market policy are modified...

From a theoretical point of view, greater trade openness affects firm-level volatility by changing the exposure and the reaction of firms to macroeconomic shocks. The net effect is ambiguous, though. This paper provides firm-level evidence on the link between openness and volatility. Using two...

In Germany, the employment response to the post-2007 crisis has been muted compared to other industrialized countries. Despite a large drop in output, employment has hardly changed. In this paper, we analyze the determinants of German firms' labor demand during the crisis using a firm-level...