Since the middle of the 1980s many European countries have reduced the strictness of their employment protection mainly by relaxing it for temporary jobs. These countries are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The article explores the...

Since the middle of the 1980s many European countries have reduced the strictness of their employment protection mainly by relaxing it for temporary jobs. These countries are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The article explores the...

Mehr Beschäftigung und weniger Arbeitslosigkeit? - Dieser Frage geht der Verfasser nach, indem er die Arbeitsmarktsituation in Deutschland mit der Arbeitsmarktentwicklung in den USA vegleicht. Entgegen einem in Deutschland anhaltenden Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit, konnten die USA ihre...

Social assistance in Germany reduces the incentive to work. TheU. S. Welfare to Work Programme tries to avoid such disincentives. It consists essentially of two elements: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for employees in low wage occupations and a Workfare model. The EITC and the Workfare...

This paper reviews the evidence of specific mandatory work-first programmes (job search assistance and workfare) for welfare recipients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. It primarily refers to experimental and econometric evaluations. The...

Social assistance in Germany reduces the incentive to work. The U.S. Welfare to Work Programm tries to avoid such distinctives. It consists essentially of two elements: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for employees in low wage occupations and a workfare model. The EITC and the Workfare model...

Seit Anfang der siebziger Jahre nahm die Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland mit jeder Rezession um eine knappe Millionen zu, während man in den Niederlanden und in den USA die Quote auf Werte von 3,3 bzw. 4,2% abbauen konnte. Die Reduzierung der Arbeitslosigkeit in den Niederlanden und in den USA...