Arbeitspapier
Fixing the leak: unemployment incidence before and after the 2006 reform of unemployment benefits in Germany
From 2002-2004, the German government passed several laws that curtailed the generosity of the unemployment compensation system. One of the most ambitious changes was a considerable reduction in unemployment benefit entitlement lengths for older unemployed, which was effective during 2006 and 2007. We apply a difference-in-differences approach to show that the highly disputed reform induced a considerable decline in unemployment incidence among older workers. It thus sealed an important leak in the unemployment insurance system. Furthermore, we find a strong anticipation effect; unemployment entries of elderly workers peaked during the months preceding the reform.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 09-079
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
- Subject
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unemployment incidence
policy evaluation
administrative data
Arbeitslosenversicherung
Hartz-Reform
Wirkungsanalyse
Arbeitslosigkeit
Ältere Arbeitskräfte
Deutschland
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Dlugosz, Stephan
Stephan, Gesine
Wilke, Ralf A.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
- (where)
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Mannheim
- (when)
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2009
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Dlugosz, Stephan
- Stephan, Gesine
- Wilke, Ralf A.
- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Time of origin
- 2009
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Fixing the leak: unemployment incidence before and after the 2006 reform of unemployment benefits in Germany
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Estimating the latent effect of unemployment benefits on unemployment duration
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Participation of unemployment benefit recipients in active labor market programs: Before and after the German labor market reforms
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