“...Empirical studies show that job search behavior depends on the financial situation of the unemployed. Starting from this observation, we ask how unemployment...”

“...This paper uses the task-based view of technological change to study employment and wage polarization at the level of local labor markets in Germany between...”

“...Trade liberalization is no Pareto-improvement - there are winners (high-skilled) and losers (low-skilled). To compensate the losers the government is assumed...”

“...In course of the ''Hartz IV'' reform implementation in January 2005, Germany has tightened unemployment benefit sanctions. In addition, the regulations with...”