Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Fixing the leak: Unemployment incidence before and after a major reform of unemployment benefits in Germany

    We present first empirical results on the effects of a large scale reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths on unemployment inflows in Germany. We show that this highly disputed element of the…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2014

    Dynamisches Problemlösen stärkt Innovationskompetenz

  3. Refereed Journal // 2014

    School Entrance Recommendation: A Question of Age or Development?

    Fixed cutoff dates regulating school entry create disadvantages for children who are young relative to their classmates. Early and late school enrollment, though, might mitigate these disadvantages. In this…