Den Maßnahmen zur Aktivierung und beruflichen Eingliederung (§45 SGB III) kommt bei der Arbeitsförderung von Geflüchteten große Bedeutung zu, auch weil ihr Rechtsrahmen weite Ausgestaltungsspielräume lässt. Mit sozialer Stabilisierung, Wissensvermittlung, Berufsorientierung und...

This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...

This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...

We estimate the effects of hiring subsidies for older workers on transitions from unemployment to employment in Germany. Using a natural experiment, our first set of estimates is based on a legal change extending the group of eligible unemployed persons. A subsequent legal change in the opposite...