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Working Papers

2013

1. What Active Labour Market Programmes Work for Immigrants in Europe?
   VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (8)
2. What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2014) View citations (35) (2014)

2010

3. Short-term training programs for immigrants: do effects differ from natives and why?
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (12)
4. Should Welfare Administration be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment
   IAW Discussion Papers, Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (IAW) View citations (10)
   Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2010) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Should Welfare Administration be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment, German Economic Review, De Gruyter (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
5. Temporary extra jobs for immigrants: Merging lane to employment or dead-end road in welfare?
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Temporary Extra Jobs for Immigrants: Merging Lane to Employment or Dead‐End Road in Welfare?, LABOUR, CEIS (2010) View citations (20) (2010)

2009

6. Do German Welfare-to-Work Programmes Reduce Welfare and Increase Work?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2009) View citations (15)
   University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2009, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen (2009) View citations (10)
7. Intensifying the Use of Benefit Sanctions – An Effective Tool to Shorten Welfare Receipt and Speed up Transitions to Employment?
   IAW Discussion Papers, Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (IAW) View citations (22)
   Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2009) View citations (27)
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2009) View citations (27)

2008

8. Beschäftigungsstabilität im Konjunkturzyklus: Eine empirische Analyse mit Individualdaten für Westdeutschland 1984-2005
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
   See also Journal Article Beschäftigungsstabilität im Konjunkturzyklus - Eine empirische Analyse mit Individualdaten für Westdeutschland 1984 - 2005, Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2009) (2009)

Journal Articles

2015

1. Should Welfare Administration be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment
   German Economic Review, 2015, 16, (1), 13-42 View citations (13)
   Also in German Economic Review, 2015, 16, (1), 13-42 (2015) View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Should Welfare Administration be Centralized or Decentralized? Evidence from a Policy Experiment, IAW Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2014

2. Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions: an effective tool to increase employment?
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 1-19 View citations (29)
3. What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
   IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2014, 3, (1), 1-18 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature, ZEW Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (12) (2013)

2013

4. Short-term training programs for immigrants in the German welfare system: do effects differ from natives and why?
   IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2013, 2, (1), 1-20 View citations (6)

2011

5. Aktivierung der erwerbsfähigen Hilfebedürftigen mit arbeitsmarktpolitischen Maßnahmen – Wer wird gefördert?
   AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, 2011, 4, (4), 269-292
6. Do German Welfare-to-Work Programmes Reduce Welfare Dependency and Increase Employment?
   German Economic Review, 2011, 12, (2), 182-204 View citations (18)
   Also in German Economic Review, 2011, 12, (2), 182-204 (2011) View citations (23)

2010

7. Temporary Extra Jobs for Immigrants: Merging Lane to Employment or Dead‐End Road in Welfare?
   LABOUR, 2010, 24, (s1), 114-140 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Temporary extra jobs for immigrants: Merging lane to employment or dead-end road in welfare?, ZEW Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (21) (2010)

2009

8. Beschäftigungsstabilität im Konjunkturzyklus - Eine empirische Analyse mit Individualdaten für Westdeutschland 1984 - 2005
   Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2009, 129, (1), 1-36
   See also Working Paper Beschäftigungsstabilität im Konjunkturzyklus: Eine empirische Analyse mit Individualdaten für Westdeutschland 1984-2005, ZEW Discussion Papers (2008) (2008)