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Note mangelhaft: Die Bürgerpflegeversicherung
Häcker, Jasmin; Raffelhüschen, Bernd - 2005
Der dringend notwendige Reformierungsbedarf in der sozialen Pflegeversicherung hat in jüngster Zeit verschiedene … Mehrausgaben verbunden ist und im Rahmen der Bürgerversicherung eine im Vergleich zum Status quo der Pflegeversicherung verschärfte …
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Internal rates of return of the German statutory long-term care insurance
Häcker, Jasmin; Raffelhüschen, Bernd - 2005
Presuming an ageing population, every introduction of a pay-as-you-go scheme causes intergenerational redistribution in favor of the first generations and to the burden of young and future generations. Using the concept of internal rates of return we want to examine the extent to which the first...
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Tarifbindung und die ökonomische Rationalität von Lohnrigiditäten
Franz, Wolfgang; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2001
quits are important reasons for wage rigidities for high skilled labour. Compared to findings from the USA, in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297735
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Beschäftigungs- und Finanzierungswirkungen von Kombilohnmodellen
Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas; Schaefer, Thilo - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 87 (2007) 4, pp. 226-231
Derzeit werden verschiedene Kombilohnmodelle zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit von Niedrigqualifi zierten diskutiert. Wie unterscheiden sich diese Modelle? Welche Wirkungen haben sie auf das Arbeitsangebot? Welche Kosten sind damit verbunden?
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The effect of low-wage subsidies on skills and employment
Oskamp, Frank; Snower, Dennis J. - 2006
We explore the far-reaching implications of low-wage subsidies on aggregate employment. Low-wage subsidies have three important effects. First, they promote employment of unskilled workers (who tend to be the ones who earn low wages). Second, by raising the payoff of unskilled work relative to...
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Trade, technical change, and labour market adjustment
Heitger, Bernhard; Stehn, Jürgen - In: The world economy 26 (2003) 10, pp. 1481-1501
Germany: (i) an upsurge in interindustry trade, (ii) a skill-biased technical change, and (iii) a failure of labour market … in Germany. Thus, economic policy in Germany should focus on improving the employability of workers in the lower segment …
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Globalisation and Employment in the EU Electrical Industry: A Case Study with Emphasis on Germany
Diehl, Markus - 2000
major subsegments of the electrical industry is analysed in more detail for the case of West Germany. …
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Crowding out Informal Care? Evidence from a Social Experiment in Germany
Arntz, Melanie; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2008
This paper evaluates the effects of a professionally assisted consumer-directed program (Personal Budgets) compared to the standard home care programs of the German long-term care insurance. The evaluation makes use of a long-run social experiment at seven different sites with a random...
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The social long-term care insurance in Germany: origin, situation, threats, and perspectives
Heinicke, Katrin; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2010
This paper describes the Social Long-Term Care Insurance (SLTCI) in Germany. Based on a short review of the history of … long-term care organization and the preceding laws in Germany, the implementation of the SLTCI as a self-standing pillar … within the system of social insurances in Germany and its set-up with regard to eligibility criteria, service provision and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299987
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Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Rates of Low-Skilled and Elder Workers in West Germany : A Search Equilibrium Approach
Klasen, Stephan; Wolff, Joachim; Launov, Andrey - 2004
explain the increase in the unemployment rates of unskilled and elder workers in western Germany. To answer this question we …
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