Labour market developments have Germany undergone two shocks: German reunification in the early 1990s, and the Hartz … these developments are mainly the result of legal changes in Germany - changes which, with respect to employment creation …

The number of unemployed workers in Germany decreased dramatically from its peak in February 2005 at over 5.2 million …Seit ihrem Höhepunkt im Februar 2005 sank die Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland innerhalb von drei Jahren von 5 …

whether the peculiar OECD results for Germany on the incidence of social security contributions and taxes also hold up within … in Germany. The main result of the paper is that there is in fact a positive shortrun employment effect of a revenue …

From the early 1990s until 2005 the unemployment rate rose in Germany from 7.3% to 11.7%. While the unemployment rate … market reform (Hartz IV) was implemented in 2005 with the intent to cut the unemployment rate. On the other hand, the … productivities in Germany and Eastern Europe grew strongly during the same period, enhancing the joint trade. e "rise of the East …

in Germany. Our findings are consistent with a stable demand for labor, especially in western Germany, implying that …