Publications of the Research Unit Labour Markets and Social Insurance

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-27 // 2003

    Three Approaches to the Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policy in East Germany Using Regional Data

    Using different regional data sources for East Germany the three largest active labour market policy (ALMP) programmes – job creation schemes (JCS), structural adjustment schemes (SAS) and public training (PT) –…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-18 // 2003

    A Test of the ‘Krugman Hypothesis’ for the United States, Britain, and Western Germany

    Rising wage inequality in the U.S. and Britain (especially in the 1980s) and rising continental European unemployment (with rather stable wage inequality) have led to a popular view in the economics profession…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2003

    Credentialism by Members of Licensed Professions