Vorüberlegungen zur Evaluation des deutschen Strafvollzuges -- Ergebnisse der Inhaftierten- und Bevölkerungsbefragung -- Ergebnisse der Befragung von Anstaltsleitungen -- Analyse der Länderhaushalte im deutschen Justizvollzug -- Schlussbemerkungen.

We evaluate the effects of a reduction in sick pay from 100 to 80% of the wage. Unlike previous literature, apart from absence from work, we also consider effects on doctor/hospital visits and subjective health indicators. We also add to the literature by estimating both switch-on and switch-off...

Some current account rebalancing within EMU is currently in progress. Following the financial crisis, German current account surpluses with Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece have decreased. The following article shows that rebalancing has been achieved mainly at the expense of domestic demand in...

Zusammenfassung Die Analyse von Paneldaten für Deutschland und Portugal und die Schätzung von Matching- Funktionen für Berufsgruppen zeigt in Deutschland eine fallende und in Portugal eine steigende Effizienz des Matching-Prozesses. Löhne in Deutschland und Mindestlöhne in Portugal sind...

Summary We study the response of the German stock market index DAX to the announcement of macroeconomic business cycle forecasts. Returns are computed using high-frequency data observed for 15-second intervals. Publications of macroeconomic US indicators at 2:30 p.m. (CET) have temporary and...

Summary In this paper data from a survey of 1,771 inmates conducted in 31 German prisons provide microeconometric evidence on the relationship between individual anticipated labour market opportunities and the perceived probability of future recidivism. Results show that inmates with poor labour...