Der Sachverständigenrat empfiehlt eine moderate Absenkung des Regelsatzes des Arbeitslosengeldes II und Hinzuverdienstmöglichkeiten. Auch wird ein Workfare-Angebot vorgeschlagen, dessen Wahrnehmung zum Bezug des vollen Arbeitslosengeldes II berechtigt. Daneben ist die Senkung des...

Der Sachverständigenrat empfiehlt eine moderate Absenkung des Regelsatzes des Arbeitslosengeldes II und Hinzuverdienstmöglichkeiten. Auch wird ein Workfare-Angebot vorgeschlagen, dessen Wahrnehmung zum Bezug des vollen Arbeitslosengeldes II berechtigt. Daneben ist die Senkung des...

We analyze the short-run impact of the introduction of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany on further training at the workplace level. Applying difference-in-difference methods to data from the IAB Establishment Panel, we do not find a reduction in the training incidence but a slight...

France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be observed in Southern European countries, a “lost generation” may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has been on continuous decline in Germany for many...

Among the OECD countries, Spain faces one of the highest rates of self-employment and Denmark one of the lowest, being the difference specially relevant among women. These two countries present important differences in their labor market conditions in terms of labor market flexibility,...

Among the OECD countries, Spain faces one of the highest rates of self-employment and Denmark one of the lowest, being the difference specially relevant among women. These two countries present important differences in their labor market conditions in terms of labor market flexibility,...

The standard analysis of the impact of EPL on labour market outcomes concentrates mainly on unemployment and job flows, disregarding possible effects on labour productivity. In this paper we make (a component of) labour productivity endogenous and analyze how the presence of a stringent...

This paper attempts to estimate the impact of a rehiring subsidy implemented as part of the COVID-19 crisis impact response in Morocco. Using administrative data from the National Social Security Fund, it develops the instrumental variable method to estimate the causal effect of this scheme on...