Im April 1994 hat sich gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat die Arbeitslosenquote in Sachsen um 2,5 % auf 16,7 % erhöht. Besonders betroffen sind die Frauen. Der Anteil der Frauenarbeitslosigkeit stieg auf 23,3 % an und nimmt damit eine Spitzenposition im gesamten Bundesgebiet ein. Der...

Der 249h Arbeitsförderungsgesetz (AFG) wurde vor dem Hintergrund der gravierenden Umwälzungen in der ostdeutschen Wirtschaft und der damit verbundenen Massenarbeitslosigkeit eingeführt. Seine Zielsetzung ist einerseits eine Linderung der massiven Probleme auf dem Arbeitsmarkt der neuen...

"This article provides a result-oriented view on the current status of German active labor market policy evaluation. The literature shows that nearly all groups of instruments positively affect the labor market prospects of at least particular groups of participants. However, regarding the...

"By the time the Second Social Code (SGB II) came into force in January 2005, the structure of programmes of active labour market policy was changed by the introduction of the SGB II-work opportunities, respectively additional jobs (so-called 'one-euro jobs'). According to §16 (3) (now §16d)...

"This contribution gives an overview of the main results of our theoretical research on the stability and change of labour market institutions. We use so-called models of unionised oligopolies which are borrowed from the theory of industrial organization in order to analyse the effects of...

"We analyze unemployment dynamics for Germany on a regional basis by means of an approximate factor model. We first estimate the number of factors corresponding to the number of cycles. At least for the pre-'Hartz' reform data we find strong evidence for more than just one dynamic labor market...

"The article describes (concentrates on the description of) the employment development and social problems related to labour market situation in Poland during the transition period (before the EU accession). It consists of four parts. The first gives an overview of basic tendencies in labour...

"This paper does not go into the results of the Hartz evaluation but explains the general framework of this large research project. It is emphasised that the extensive investigations as to the effects of active labour market policy symbolise a new quality in the discourse of policy and research...

"Organizational change is characterized by different measures of business policy, work organization and personnel policy, e.g. delayering, teamwork, job-rotation, further training and education, incentive payment and flexible working time. These measures work both, alone and in combination, on...