The so-called credibility revolution dominates empirical economics, with its promise of causal identification to improve scientific knowledge and ultimately policy. By examining the case of rural electrification in the Global South, this opinion paper exposes the limits of this evidence-based...

In außergewöhnlich starken Krisen kann es notwendig sein, dass der Staat im Sinne der gesellschaftlichen Solidarität die von einkommensschwächeren Haushalten getragenen finanziellen Lasten stärker abfedert, als es automatische Stabilisatoren und diskretionäre (nach Ermessen getätigte),...

This paper provides micro-econometric evidence on the effectiveness of Active Labor Market Policies (ALMP) in Poland. We sketch the theoretical framework of matching estimators as a substitute for randomization in labor market programs. Using retrospective data from the 18th wave of the Polish...

(Title: Active Labor Market Policy and its Evaluation: The Current State of Affairs) Despite the considerable effort and the large financial expenditures spent on measures of Active Labor Market Policy in Germany, relatively little is known about their actual impact. To the contrary, past...

Main description: Die im Rahmen der Hartz-Reformen auf den Weg gebrachten Änderungen der Arbeitsmarktgesetzgebung haben die rasche und nachhaltige Vermittlung in Arbeit, die Schaffung neuer Beschäftigungsfelder und den Bau von mehr Brücken in Beschäftigung zum Ziel. Hauptziel ist letztlich...

To synergise civil and military research, their separation should be abandoned and the so-called ‘civil clauses’ still enshrined in the statutes of many German universities should be reconsidered. Together with its European partners, the German government should establish joint development...

Increasing urban-rural disparities with regard to housing are receiving considerable attention in the public debate and in regional policy. The article discusses the extent to which microdata from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) can be used to analyse changes in residential location...