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The German employment miracle with a weak decline in employment and low unemployment during the great recession seems to be a good example for a successful labour market reform. While the aggregate level of job turnover seems to be stable over time, there are nevertheless concerns about rising...
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The German "employment miracle", with a weak decline in employment and low unemployment during the great recession, seems to be a good example for a successful labour market reform. Nevertheless, there are concerns about rising inequality in the labour market. In this paper we analyze the...
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According to the aims of the labour market reforms of the 90s implemented in many European countries, workers may stay at their first job for a shorter time, but should be able to switch jobs easily. This would generate a trade-off between job opportunities and job stability. This paper...
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"With the 'First Act for Modern Services on the Labour Market' (Hartz I), an innovative earnings insurance scheme for older workers was introduced in 2003: anyone above the age of 50 who, in order to end or avoid unemployment, takes up a job paying much less than his/her previous employment,...
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"The paper presents results from a micro-econometric evaluation of targeted wage subsidies for the Federal Republic of Germany. The influence of wage subsidies on the periods of unemployment of the people participating in a wage subsidy programme is examined. The data basis is an IAB survey...
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"A major aim of wage subsidies is to influence the demand for labour in favour of different target groups. In this paper individual determinants of the selection for different kinds of hiring subsidy programmes are examined. In order to analyse whether there are differences in the employment...
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"The report summarizes the results of a project aimed at the completion of household income in the first wave of the 'Panel Arbeitsmarkt und Soziale Sicherung' (PASS) by using multiple imputation routines. The imputation approach chosen is an iterative procedure combining individual information...
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