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Another economic miracle? The German labor market and the great recession

Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-21

Germany's labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. Important factors for this development include the strong economic position due to recent labor market reforms, the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies, the extension of short-time work, time buffers due to...

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Erfolgreiche Arbeitssuche weiterhin meist über informelle Kontakte und Anzeigen

Brenke, Karl; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 20, pp. 325-331

Die Informationskanäle, über die Arbeitnehmer eine Beschäftigung finden, haben sich seit Beginn der 90er Jahre kaum verändert. Freunde und Bekannte sind nach wie vor die wichtigste Informationsquelle für eine erfolgreiche Stellensuche. Auch Anzeigen sind von großer Bedeutung, wobei...

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The Role of Corporate Taxation in a Large Welfare State

Keuschnigg, Christian - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 145 (2009) 4, pp. 443-452

In comparing the impact of corporate taxation and social insurance on foreign direct investment (FDI) and unemployment … unemployment rate and the excess burden of labor taxes. Unemployment partly reflects the country's exposure to globalization; (ii …) corporate taxation and social insurance can have equivalent effects on unemployment and outbound FDI; (iii) while an increase in …

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Aging and the Financing of Social Security in Switzerland

Keuschnigg, Christian; Keuschnigg, Mirela; Jaag, Christian - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 147 (2011) 2, pp. 181-231

The gains in life expectancy are expected to double the dependency ratio and increase population by 10% in Switzerland until 2050. To quantify the effects on social security and public finances, we use an overlapping generations model with five margins of labor supply: labor market...

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