Im Vorfeld der Einführung des allgemeinen gesetzlichen Mindestlohns galt das Bundesland Sachsen als besonders stark vom Mindestlohn betroffen. Dementsprechend gab es die Befürchtung, dass dort auch am stärksten betriebliche Anpassungsreaktionen auftreten würden. Auf Basis der Daten des...

Start-up subsidies for the unemployed have long been an important active labor market policy strategy in Germany. The current subsidy program underwent a major reform in 2011 that changed its key parameters: support was lowered, eligibility criteria were tightened and entitlement was abandoned...

An important question for the development of the East German labour market in the transition to a market economy is whether wage differentials by qualification, industry or region which were relatively small in the former GDR adjust to those in market economies which are more in line with...