In der Vergangenheit stellte die hohe Arbeitslosigkeit in Ostdeutschland das gravierendste wirtschaftspolitische Problem dar. Dies wird sich in den nächsten Jahren grundlegend ändern, denn aufgrund der demographischen Entwicklung wird sich das Arbeitskräfteangebot deutlich reduzieren. Zwar...

This paper estimates the response of the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate to exogenous variation in the youth share of the working age population, using cross-state variation in lagged birth rates as an instrumental variable. A one percent increase in the youth share reduces...

This paper estimates the response of the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate to exogenous variation in the youth share of the working age population, using cross-state variation in lagged birth rates as an instrumental variable. A one percent increase in the youth share reduces...

This paper estimates the response of the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate to exogenous variation in the youth share of the working age population, using cross-state variation in lagged birth rates as an instrumental variable. A one percent increase in the youth share reduces...