Beissinger, Thomas; Chusseau, Nathalie; Hellier, Joël - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
A usual interpretation of the high performance of the German economy since 2005 is that the Hartz labour market reforms … explains the gains in competitiveness but increases unemployment and inequality, and the subsequent labour market reforms lower … competitiveness and in the exports/production ratio occurs before the implementation of the labour market reform, and this comes with …