Another economic miracle? The German labor market and the great recession

Arbeitspapier

The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed to this development include the strong position of the German economy due to recent labor market reforms, the nature of the crisis affecting mainly export-oriented companies in Germany, the extension of short-time work, the behavior of social partners, and automatic stabilizers. Among these factors, we emphasize the key role of the interaction between short-time work and long-term shortages of skilled workers in sectors and regions that were particularly affected by the crisis. Although the German experience is in stark contrast to that in the United States, we identify and discuss three challenges that will be at the center of debate on both sides of the Atlantic in the future.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6250

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy ; Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; Comparative Studies of Particular Economies ; Comparative Studies of Countries
• Thema: economic crisis ; Germany ; short-time work ; unemployment ; labor market institutions ; internal flexibility ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Arbeitslosigkeit ; Arbeitsmarktflexibilität ; Unterbeschäftigung ; Qualifikationsbedarf ; Deutschland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Rinne, Ulf ; Zimmermann, Klaus F.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2011

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58993
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-201203016120
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ