The introduction of the minimum wage in the German painter and varnisher trade in 2003 is used as a natural experiment to study the effects of minimum wages on wages and employment. We find a significant positive effect on the average hourly wage of skilled workers in East Germany, but not in...

Während die Zielsetzung des Zweiten Buches des Sozialgesetzbuchs (SGB II) und insbesondere die Maßnahmen der Arbeitsmarktförderung von den Möglichkeiten und Bedarfen der einzelnen Per-son ausgehen, erfolgt die Feststellung der Hilfebedürftigkeit unter Berücksichtigung der...

In spite of extensive regulations, Germany's job offices and their caseworkers have substantial discretion in implementing labor market policies. Based on the analysis of combined survey and administrative data, this study compares the effectiveness of different strategies aimed at...

Ziel des Papiers ist es, wichtige Herausforderungen und Handlungsansätze der Jobcenter bei der Integration der Geflüchteten in Arbeit zu identifizieren. Hierzu wurden qualitative Fallstudien in fünf Jobcentern durchgeführt. Die Interviews mit Beschäftigten der Jobcenter geben Aufschluss...

Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es zu klären, welche Datensätze im Rahmen von Evaluationsstudien zu den Auswirkungen des gesetzlichen Mindestlohns für die Analyse von Übergängen auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt geeignet sind. Die Studie untersucht daher insbesondere, für welche Übergänge...

Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on combined administrative and survey data, these differences...

Changes in Dismissal Protection Legislation in Germany have been a subject to ongoing research in the past decade. The majority of these studies, however, has not been able to determine significant effects on job and worker flows in firms affected by the reforms. We estimate the impact of...

This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...

This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...

Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on combined administrative and survey data, these differences...