This paper empirically analyzes the distribution of unemployment durations in West Germany before and after the changes … Germany. We introduce two proxies for unemployment, since the data do not involve a precise economic definition of …

This paper empirically analyzes the distribution of unemployment durations in West- Germany before and after the … West Germany. We introduce two proxies for unemployment, since the data do not involve a precise economic definition of …

periods and the size of unemployment benefits on unemployment durations and post-unemployment earnings in West Germany. For …

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? …

-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of unemployment in Germany by many … economists. In order to increase work incentives and, at the same time, reduce social expenditures there have been various … assistance level for "employable" persons who choose not to work; (iii) improved incentives to take up work by a combination of a …