Germany's 2005 Welfare Reform

Evaluating Key Characteristics with a Focus on Immigrants

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvThomas Walter

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In January 2005, the German government enacted a substantial reform of the welfare system, the so-called “Hartz IV reform”. It investigates whether a centralized or decentralized organization of welfare administration is more successful to integrate welfare recipients into employment.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-08-28
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt582 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieZEW Economic Studies
Antal sidor264
Upplaga2013
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783790828696

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Thomas Walter studied Economics at the University of Hannover and at the University of Bristol with special emphasis on economic policy, labour economics and econometrics. He works at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim as a researcher in the department of "Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy". His research focuses on the labour market activation of welfare recipients.

Introduction.- Background for the Empirical Analyses: Institutional Details and Data.- Centralized versus Decentralized Welfare Administration.- The Employment Effects of an Intensified Use of Benefit Sanctions.- The Effectiveness of Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs.- Fiscal Cost-Benefit Analyses for Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs.- Conclusions.- Appendices.