Völkel, Brigitte - In: Mitteilungen aus der Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung 30 (1997) 1, pp. 127-149
"With the introduction of the Employment Promotion Act (GDR) on 01.07.1990, short-time working benefit was put to use as an employment and training measure in eastern Germany, too. In particular in the first year after reunification it contributed on a large scale to relieving the pressure on...