Posts tagged with 'Deutschland'
June 12, 2023
Did the minimum wage in Germany improve allocative efficiency?
New study finds that aggregate productivity gains resulted entirely from within-firm productivity improvements
April 28, 2023
Smart, simple, and fair: New proposal for immigration to Germany
IZA researcher team suggests creating a double dividend by linking labor immigration to collective bargaining
October 10, 2022
“Some market interventions are efficient”
FAZ interview with Simon Jäger on the minimum wage and labor market policy in Germany
January 17, 2022
Women face higher earnings losses than men after job displacement
Motherhood and sorting into part-time jobs can explain part of the gender gap
January 7, 2022
Minimum wage reduced the gender wage gap in Germany
Largest effect among low-paid workers, but women in higher wage groups benefit as well
November 22, 2021
Labor market programs substantially improve refugee integration in Germany
Research report also finds positive effects on social inclusion
May 14, 2020
How firms in Germany react to the COVID-19 crisis
Mitigation responses are stronger among weak firms and those with expectations of a long shutdown
April 9, 2019
What was the effect of Hartz IV on German unemployment?
A macroeconomic controversy and a solution
September 19, 2018
How xenophobic violence impairs the integration of immigrants
Significant impact on life satisfaction and language acquisition
August 30, 2018
Immigration of poor voters increases redistribution
West German cities responded with higher taxes and welfare spending to post-WWII inflow of forced migrants
July 10, 2018
How the Chernobyl cloud affected cognitive abilities in Germany
Even low doses of radiation can have significant human capital costs.
January 23, 2017
Globalization’s stabilizing effect on manufacturing jobs in Germany
Recently, there has been strong interest in the decline of manufacturing in the United States. Although the share in real […]
July 25, 2016
On the costs and benefits of international labor mobility: Interview with George Borjas
The drastic and unexpected increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Germany in 2015 has overshadowed the long […]
October 3, 2015
On occasion of German Reunification Day: New Article on “Children of the Wall”
Today marks the 25th anniversary of German reunification. The signing of the German unification treaty had set in stone what […]
June 26, 2015
A European perspective on long-term unemployment
By Werner Eichhorst In the aftermath of the 2008/09 recession, long-term unemployment has increased in many EU member states. Even […]
May 7, 2015
Interview: Costs and benefits of emigration from West Africa
Held in Dakar, Senegal, this year’s IZA Annual Migration Meeting acquired a tragic topicality: The ongoing loss of lives in […]
February 12, 2015
Immigrants and host countries benefit from liberalized access to citizenship
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option […]
July 8, 2013
Why start-up subsidies even help in labor market slumps
Subsidizing unemployed workers to start their own business has been proven an effective policy tool to improve long-term employment and […]