The Untold Story of Midijobs

Herget Anna and Regina Riphahn
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Herget Anna: Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany

Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2022, vol. 242, issue 3, 309-341

Abstract: Midijobs are employment relationships with moderate monthly earnings that benefit from payroll tax subsidies. Since 2003, the subsidy is universally available for all regions, industries, individuals, and employers in Germany. Recently, more than 2.9 million individuals, i.e., almost 9 percent of the German labor force covered by the social security system took advantage of Midijobs. This paper describes the program, its motivation, and utilization over time. We characterize the labor market transitions leading into and out of Midijob employment, the duration of Midijob utilization, and compare recent developments with patterns of program utilization that were observed early on.

Keywords: Midijobs; Minijobs; payroll tax subsidy; SIAB (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H24 J21 J38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2021-0025

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