Income effects of unemployment and involuntary short-time work are investigated in the context of the East German …

During the recent recession only 17 states offered short-time compensation (STC) - pro-rated unemployment benefits for …

and constant demand, the rate of unemployment of educated workers in the domestic labor market will increase. Thus, the … prospect of employment abroad causes involuntary "educated unemployment" at home. A government that is concerned about … "educated unemployment" and might therefore be expected to encourage unemployed educated people to migrate will nevertheless …

the design of optimal unemployment insurance in an economy with unemployment as well as part-time unemployment. Part …-time unemployment provides income insurance and serves as a stepping stone to full-time jobs. Unemployment benefits for part …-timers increase the outflow from unemployment to part-time work but reduce the outflow from part-time work to fulltime employment. We …

; Germany ; short-time work ; unemployment ; labor market institutions ; internal flexibility …