Employment Regulation and Labor Market Policy in Germany, 1991-2005

Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Werner Eichhorst

No 2505, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The paper provides an overview of institutional provisions and reforms regarding employment protection, active and passive labor market policies in Germany as well as of actors' responsibilities in these areas. It covers the period between the early 1990s and the most recent Hartz reforms. Empirical data on labor market outcomes with respect to the levels and structures of both employment and unemployment complements this study.

Keywords: employment protection; active labor market policy; unemployment insurance; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J60 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 62 pages
Date: 2006-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eec, nep-ias, nep-lab and nep-reg
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Published - published in: Paul de Beer and Trudie Schils (eds.), The Labour Market Triangle Employment Protection, Unemployment Compensation and Activation in Europe, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009, 119-144

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