In view of the demographic trends, most EU countries face the problem of a declining work force in the future. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and pension systems) and total labor supply is of...

In view of the demographic trends, most EU countries face the problem of a declining work force in the future. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and pension systems) and total labor supply is of...

Die Existenzgründungsförderung für Arbeitslose gewinnt als arbeitsmarktpolitisches Instrument in Deutschland zunehmend an Bedeutung. Während es im Jahre 1994 nur knapp 37 000 geförderte Gründungen gab, waren es 2004 schon mehr als 350 000. Ausschlaggebend für diese Entwicklung war u. a....

Die Existenzgründungsförderung für Arbeitslose ist in den letzen Jahren zu einem der quantitativ bedeutendsten Instrumente der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland geworden. So wurden in den letzten vier Jahren mehr als eine Million Personen durch Existenzgründungszuschüsse (Ich-AG)...

Existenzgründer aus Arbeitslosigkeit schaffen nicht nur ihren eigenen Arbeitsplatz, der in vielen Fällen dauerhaft Bestand hat. Häufig geben diese Selbständigen auch weiteren Menschen Arbeit. Wie eine gemeinsame Studie des DIW Berlin und des Instituts für die Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA Bonn)...

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany?s persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its notoriously low self-employment rate. Empirical evidence...

Fostering and supporting start-up businesses by unemployed persons has become an increasingly important issue in many European countries. These new ventures are being supported by various governmental programs. Potential benefits include not only the end of unemployment for the new entrepreneur...

Support schemes for unemployed aiming for self-employment have been recently reformed several times. In 2003, the start-up subsidy" was added to the existing bridging allowance". In 2006 both instruments were merged to the Gründungszuschuss". Since the bridging allowance has been evaluated as...

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany's persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its notoriously low self-employment rate. Empirical evidence...

This paper analyzes the mobility between self-employment, wage employment and non-employment. Using data for men in West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non-employment increases the probability of self-employment...