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.

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 administ...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Background for the Empirical Analyses: Institutional Details and Data
• Centralized versus Decentralized Welfare Administration
• The Employment Effects of an Intensified Use of Benefit Sanctions
• The Effectiveness of Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs
• Fiscal Cost-Benefit Analyses for Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs
• Conclusions
• Appendices.