Workfare proposals concentrate on the work incentives for welfare recipients, thus focusing on the labor supply side. This paper analyzes the effects workfare has on labor demand when the labor market is unionized. As workfare reduces the number of recipients of public financial assistance, a...

Workfare proposals concentrate on the work incentives for welfare recipients, thus focusing on the labor supply side. This paper analyzes the effects workfare has on labor demand when the labor market is unionized. As workfare reduces the number of recipients of public financial assistance, a...

This paper investigates the effects of labor market integration, in the form of worker mobility, in a model with long-term labor contracts that lead to wage rigidities and unemployment. Reflecting the interdependence of regional labor markets, we develop a general-equilibrium framework where the...

Der Mindestlohn wird durch die neue Bundesregierung abermals in die Diskussion gebracht. Kritiker befürchten durch diese Maßnahme eine Zunahme der Abeitslosigkeit aufgrund einer größeren Lohnstarrheit und einer Abdrängung einer größeren Zahl von Erwerbsfähigen aus dem Arbeitsmarkt in die...