This paper is a comment on Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence by David Howell, Dean Baker, Andrew Glyn and John Schmitt which can be found at: "http://ssrn.com/abstract=2206526" http://ssrn.com/abstract=2206526

This paper examines the performance of the German economy and the role of the regulation and welfare state policies in affecting its performance. While the German economy is still strong, incentives in place are likely to impair future German competitiveness and productivity