This study analyses the 2004 Eastern Enlargement to the European Union to obtain evidence on the employment effects of an increase in trade liberalisation. The Enlargement is thought to generate a trade-induced demand shock with no (or only limited) supply effects. Besides the variation over...

What is the impact of a local negative demand shock on local labor markets? We exploit the unique natural experiment provided by the drawdown of U.S. military forces in West Germany after the end of the Cold War to investigate this question. We find persistent negative effects of the reduction...

Der Gesetzentwurf der Fraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen des Landtages von Sachsen-Anhalt (Drucksache 6/1804 des Landtages von Sachsen-Anhalt vom 13.2.2013) zielt auf die Durchsetzung eines einheitlichen Mindestlohnes in Sachsen-Anhalt für Beschäftigte des Landes, der Kommunen, der sonstigen...

Recent microeconometric evaluation studies have shown that start-up subsidies for unemployed individuals are an effective policy tool to improve long-term employment and income prospects of participants, in particular compared to other active labor market programs (e.g. training, job search...