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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 …

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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...

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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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Der Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland: Zwischen Strukturreformen und sozialpolitischem Reflex

Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Die Arbeitsmarktreformen der letzten Jahre haben die strukturellen Anpassungsprobleme des deutschen Beschäftigungsmodells zum Teil gelindert - allerdings sind noch längst nicht alle Schwierigkeiten überwunden. Für die Zukunft besteht die zentrale Herausforderung darin, eine...

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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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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 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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The Aims of Lifelong Learning : Age-Related Effects of Training on Wages and Job Security

Lang, Julia - 2012

This study analyses the effects of training participation on wages and perceived job security for employees of different ages. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, results indicate that only younger workers benefit from training by an increase in wages, whereas older employees’...

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Young Workers’ Job Insecurity and Employment Uncertainty in Times of Crisis : Exploring the Impact of Governance, Economic Resources and Trust in Central-Eastern and Western Europe

Muffels, Ruud - 2014

The paper is concerned with a better understanding of the job insecurity and labour market uncertainty youngsters confront on the labour market in Europe shortly before and during the Great Recession. The main thrust of the paper is to explore youth insecurity and uncertainty in notably the...

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Works Councils, Training and Employee Satisfaction

Bellmann, Lutz - 2018

This paper investigates the role of works councils in job satisfaction. Using the recently developed Linked Personnel Panel, we consider both the direct and indirect impact via further training. Basic estimates on an individual level do not reveal clearly direct effects, but on an establishment...

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