Pensions for reduced earnings capacity (REC) have yearly made up about 20% of all pensions granted by the German …

fertility in East Germany. But did it also affect the fertility of future generations? In this paper, I investigate early …

Summary As a consequence of the rapid growth of temporary agency employment in Germany, the debate on the remuneration … Germany is indeed large and increased during the past decade. Decomposition reveals that the widening gap mainly is driven by … longer have to accept a pay penalty. A recent reform set a high incentive for temporary help agencies to pay their workers …