Germany's 2005 Welfare Reform Evaluating Key Characteristics with a Focus on Immigrants /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Walter, Thomas (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Physica, 2013.
• Σειρά: ZEW Economic Studies, 46
• Θέματα: Econometrics.; Microeconomics.; Public finance.; Economic policy.; Social policy.; Labor economics.; Economics.; Labor Economics.; Public Economics.; Social Policy.; Economic Policy.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XII, 264 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783790828702
• ISSN: 1615-6781 ;

In January 2005, the German government enacted a substantial reform of the welfare system, the so-called Hartz IV reform. This book evaluates key characteristics of the reform from a microeconometric perspective. It investigates whether a centralized or decentralized organization of welfare administration is more successful to integrate welfare recipients into employment. Moreover, it analyzes the employment effects of an intensified use of benefit sanctions and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the most frequently assigned Active Labor Market Programs. The analyses focus on immigrants, who are highly over-represented in the German welfare system.