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Digitalisierung und die Zukunft der Arbeit : makroökonomische Auswirkungen auf Beschäftigung, Arbeitslosigkeit und Löhne von morgen
Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry; Zierahn, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung - 2018
In der öffentlichen Debatte werden vor dem Hintergrund von Studien zur Automatisierbarkeit von Berufen immer wieder Stimmen laut, dass Industrie 4.0 und Digitalisierung massive Jobverluste nach sich ziehen könnten. Der lange Weg von der Entwicklung neuer Technologien in die betriebliche Praxis...
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The German Labour Market: Preparing for the Future
Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...
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The impact of ICT and robots on labour market outcomes of demographic groups in Europe
Albinowski, Maciej; Lewandowski, Piotr - 2022
We study the age- and gender-specific labour market effects of two key modern technologies, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and robots, in 14 European countries between 2010 and 2018. To identify the causal effects of technology adoption, we utilise the variation in technology...
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Mass weddings, baby boom and full employment? : Nazi Germany's 1933 marriage loan and its efficacy in theory and practice
Somcutean, Cristina - In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte 63 (2022) 1, pp. 267-301
environment compared to the crisis years. The sharp decrease in unemployment probably resulted from the introduction of several … targeted policies and embellishment of unemployment statistics. …
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Boosting productivity and preparing for the future of work in Germany
Yashiro, Naomitsu; Lehmann, Stephanie - 2018
intermediated by digital platforms. Such workers are less covered by public social safety nets such as unemployment insurance than …
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Testing for asymmetry in British, German and US unemployment data
Kohns, Stephan - 2001
Not only the level of aggregate unemployment but also the properties of its dynamics are an important topic in … asymmetric pattern in the evolution of unemployment, whereas linear models with Gaussian innovations preclude such dynamics. This … paper applies several tests for asymmetry to aggregate British, German and US unemployment data to assess the relevance of …
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Germany and the United States in coronavirus distress : internal versus external labour market flexibility
Herzog-Stein, Alexander; Nüß, Patrick; Peede, Lennert; … - In: Journal for labour market research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-22
mainly driven via STW. US unemployment rose at an unprecedented rate, but unlike in previous recessions, it was mostly driven …
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Comparing the effectiveness of employment subsidies
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2010 - October 2010 (this final and revised version)
This paper provides a theoretical and quantitative analysis of various types of wellknown employment subsidies. Two important questions are addressed: (i) How should employment subsidies be targeted? (ii) How large should the subsidies be? We consider measures involving targeting workers with...
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Macroeconomic Effects of Short-Term Training Measures on the Matching Process in Western Germany
Hujer, Reinhard - 2007
This paper investigates the macroeconomic effects of short term training measures on the matching processes in West Germany. The empirical analysis is based on regional data for local employment office districts for the period from January 2003 to December 2004. The empirical model relies on a...
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Give it another try : what are the effects of a public employment scheme especially designed for hard-to-place workers?
Brändle, Tobias; Fervers, Lukas - 2017
Job creation schemes (JCSs) have for a long time been considered to function as stepping stone into the labour market for unemployed workers. However, previous research has shown that public job creation schemes have mostly negative effects on the employment outcomes of participants, probably...
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