analyze transitions of workers between unemployment, regular employment and employment accompanied by welfare receipt. Working …. Our findings allow us to draw cautious conclusions on employment subsidies paid as welfare benefits. …

This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on … reform on wages and unemployment. The simulation results show that general equilibrium wage reactions tend to mitigate labour … supply effects. Moreover, the simulations indicate that substantial employment effects are to be expected only from major …

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … 1995 and could be observed at least one year after their foundation in 4 regions of East and 11 regions of West Germany. In … and firm development. While firm survival seems to be negatively affected by foundation from unemployment, especially in …

reducing the generosity of unemployment benefits decreases wages, fosters employment and augments competitiveness as well as … channel. We apply the model to simulate far-reaching labor market reforms in Germany during the mid-2000s. We find that …