In many European countries, labor markets are characterized by high regional disparities in terms of unemployment rates …

(ALMP) to fight unemployment in many countries in recent years. In contrast to traditional ALMP instruments like training … unemployed individuals to exit unemployment by entering self-employment and, thus, by creating their own jobs. In this sense … combat unemployment but also as business policy to promote entrepreneurship. The corresponding empirical literature on this …

This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using …

This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using …

Turning unemployment into self-employment is a suitable alternative to traditional active labor market policies in many …

driven by negative effects on unemployment and retirement insurance coverage. Our heterogeneity analysis reveals substantial …

who started from non-unemployment and did not receive the subsidy. The data allows us to analyze their business …