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Kurzarbeit: Sinnvoller Konjunkturpuffer oder verlängertes Arbeitslosengeld?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Angesichts der gegenwärtigen Rezession hat die Politik in Deutschland die Leistungen der Kurzarbeit ausgeweitet, indem …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615425
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Activation policies in Germany: from status protection to basic income support
Konle-Seidl, Regina; Eichhorst, Werner; … - 2007
This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labour market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labour market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266760
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Beschäftigung Älterer in Deutschland: der unvollständige Paradigmenwechsel
Eichhorst, Werner - 2006
Despite a sequence of labor market reforms in recent years, employment of older workers in Germany is still lower than in many other European countries. The paper explains this by institutional factors that affect labor supply, labor demand and matching, i.e. labor market regulation, human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267620
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Dann waren's nur noch vier ... Wie viele (und welche) Maßnahmen der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik brauchen wir noch? Eine Bilanz nach der Evaluation der Hartz-Reformen
Eichhorst, Werner; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2007
With the Hartz reforms active labor market policies in Germany were overhauled considerably. The paper reviews the recent evaluation findings and draws some conclusion for the future setup of active labor market policies in Germany. It argues in favor of a streamlined repertoire of active labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267809
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The gradual transformation of continental European labor markets: France and Germany compared
Eichhorst, Werner - 2007
Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low employment and high and persistent unemployment which can be explained by labor market institutions that inhibit labor market adaptability. This paper analyzes recent reforms in core...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268350
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Von der Frühverrentung zum längeren Erwerbsleben: Transferleistungen, Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Weiterbildung
Eichhorst, Werner - 2007
Die Beschäftigung älterer Arbeitnehmer in Deutschland hat in den letzten Jahren merklich zugenommen. Die Studie … Faktor für den Erhalt der Beschäftigungsfähigkeit im Lebensverlauf, ist jedoch strukturell in Deutschland nach wie vor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268869
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Reforming German labor market institutions: a dual path to flexibility
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2009
Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather passive welfare state, strong employment protection and collective bargaining that stabilize diversified quality production. This institutional arrangement was criticized for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268995
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Contingent convergence: a comparative analysis of activation policies
Eichhorst, Werner; Konle-Seidl, Regina - 2008
The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269141
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Activation policies in Germany: from status protection to basic income support
Eichhorst, Werner; Grienberger-Zingerle, Maria; … - 2006
This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labor market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labor market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269278
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Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf: wie konsistent sind die Reformen?
Eichhorst, Werner; Thode, Eric - 2009
Erwerbstätigkeit und Familiengründung zu einer echten Entweder-oder-Entscheidung. In Deutschland und vielen anderen OECD-Ländern wurden … Jahre kohärent ausgestaltet waren und die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf verbessert haben. Beim Blick auf Deutschland … dem zum Teil entgegen. Insgesamt befindet sich Deutschland in einer durchaus widersprüchlichen Übergangssituation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269615