In 2005, a large-scale direct job creation programme – the so-called One-Euro-Jobs – was introduced in Germany. One-Euro-Jobs are mainly temporary, part-time non-profit-sector jobs, which have to be additional and of public interest. Their central goal is to improve the employability and in...

The German government introduced in 2005 a fundamental labor market reform, which emphasizes the activation of unemployed welfare recipients. A variety of active labor market policies (ALMPs) should help the unemployed find a job or increase their employability. One important activation program...

El objetivo de este documento es investigar los efectos causales a largo plazo de la concesión de una beca del Consejo Europeo de Investigación (ERC, por sus siglas en inglés) en la productividad de los investigadores, en la excelencia de su trabajo y en su capacidad para obtener nuevas becas...