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Agenda 2020: Strategies to Achieve Full Employment in Germany
Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
, further action is necessary. The IZA concept includes the following elements: (1) Education reform: Early childhood education … between schools and universities would improve the quality of education. Selection of students into different secondary school …
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Agenda 2020 : strategies to achieve full employment in Germany
Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
question, further action is necessary. The IZA concept includes the following elements: (1) Education reform: Early childhood … education must be improved. Social background should no longer determine future career prospects. More independence and … competition between schools and universities would improve the quality of education. Selection of students into different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003950583
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Are Self-Employed Really Happier than Employees? An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes
Hanglberger, Dominik; Merz, Joachim - 2011
Empirical analyses using cross-sectional and panel data found significantly higher levels of job satisfaction for self-employed than for employees. We argue that those estimates in previous studies might be biased by neglecting anticipation and adaptation effects. For testing we specify several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601018
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Are self-employed really happier than employees? : an approach modelling adaptation and anticipation effects to self-employment and general job changes
Hanglberger, Dominik; Merz, Joachim - 2011
Empirical analyses using cross-sectional and panel data found significantly higher levels of job satisfaction for self-employed than for employees. We argue that those estimates in previous studies might be biased by neglecting anticipation and adaptation effects. For testing we specify several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009154490
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The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Germany
Liebig, Thomas - 2007
The current situation of the labour market integration of migrants in Germany has to be viewed in the light of its immigration history. During the post-war economic boom, until 1973, Germany focused on the recruitment of low-skilled foreign labour. Many of these “guestworker” immigrants...
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The Effect of Subsidized Employment on Happiness
Crost, Benjamin - 2011
While a large body of evidence suggests that unemployment and self-reported happiness are negatively correlated, it is not clear whether this reflects a causal effect of unemployment on happiness and whether subsidized employment can increase the happiness of the unemployed. To close this gap,...
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The effect of subsidized employment on happiness
Crost, Benjamin - 2011
While a large body of evidence suggests that unemployment and self-reported happiness are negatively correlated, it is not clear whether this reflects a causal effect of unemployment on happiness and whether subsidized employment can increase the happiness of the unemployed. To close this gap,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009154493
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Stabilisierende Wirkungen durch Kurzarbeit
Pusch, Toralf; Seifert, Hartmut - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 101 (2021) 2, pp. 99-105
In der Corona-Pandemie werden durch Kurzarbeit und weitere Hilfsmaßnahmen ganze Branchen stabilisiert. Dies gilt insbesondere für die stark betroffene Gastronomie. Kurzarbeit sichert bedrohte Arbeitsverhältnisse und dämpft Einkommenseinbußen, die bei Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes eintreten...
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The happy artist? An empirical application of the work-preference model
Steiner, Lasse; Schneider, Lucian - 2011
The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that...
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The Effects of Overeducation on Productivity in Germany - The Firms' Viewpoint
Büchel, Felix - 2000
Several firm-related aspects of employee productivity are analyzed using GSOEP data. The basic premise is that, as a consequence of frustration, overeducated employees are less productive than their correctly allocated colleagues. However, the results obtained in the present study contradict the...
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