For Germany, we analyse the (relative) effects of participation in several active labour market programmes on the employment prospects of participants. First, our results show that different matching algorithms result in different severe problems of common support. Second, we obtain favourable...

From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and...

This paper explores whether wage, employment and tenure outcomes of workers taking up a job subsidized by the German Federal Employment Agency differ by industry. The analysis utilizes administrative data and statistical matching techniques; it covers an observation period of 3.5 years. First,...

Das Inkrafttreten des SGB II am 1.1.2005 bringt umfangreiche Änderungen des Arbeitsmarktgeschehens in Deutschland mit sich. Deren wissenschaftliche Begleitung wird vom IAB als eine der wichtigsten kommenden Herausforderungen an die Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung betrachtet. Die folgende...

Die Covid-19-Pandemie belastete den Gesundheits- und Pflegesektor besonders stark. Es war daher zu befürchten, dass infolge der Pandemie mehr Pflegekräfte ihren Job aufgeben würden. Tatsächlich nahm die Zahl der Pflegefach- und Pflegehilfskräfte im Zeitraum 2016 bis 2021 in der Summe...

We analyze unique data on three sources of information on the probability of re‑employment within 6 months (RE6), for the same individuals sampled from the inflow into unemployment. First, they were asked for their perceived probability of RE6. Second, their caseworkers revealed whether they...

We analyze unique data on three sources of information on the probability of re-employment within 6 months (RE6), for the same individuals sampled from the inflow into unemployment. First, they were asked for their perceived probability of RE6. Second, their caseworkers revealed whether they...

Das Working Paper arbeitet heraus, wie sich der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt in den vergangenen zehn Jahren im Aggregat positiv entwickelt hat, wobei aber zugleich Einkommensungleichheiten, Ausdifferenzierung der Beschäftigungsformen, Segmentierung von Arbeitsmarktchancen und Verfestigung von...