Alternative Beschäftigungsformen in Deutschland: Effekte der Neuregelung von Zeitarbeit, Minijobs und Midijobs

Fertig, Michael; Kluve, Jochen

doi:10.3790/vjh.75.3.97

“…These legislative changes were evaluated by Fertig and Kluve (). On average, they found an increase of approximately two percentage points in the share of Mini jobs, and of 0.3 percentage points for Midi jobs.…”

Section: Micro‐evaluation Studies Of Single Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reforms also included the deregulation of the temporary help sector through the abolition of the re‐employment and synchronisation ban, the abolition of the term limit of 24 months, and the partial abolition of the ban on the use of temporary agency work in the construction sector by January 2004. Fertig and Kluve () estimated the employment shares of temporary agency work and compared these estimates with the actual numbers. On average, they found a quantitatively negligible effect for the first two quarters of 2004.…”

Section: Micro‐evaluation Studies Of Single Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Were the Hartz Reforms Responsible for the Improved Performance of the German Labour Market?

Akyol

¹

,

Neugart

²

,

Pichler

³

2013

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From 2005 to 2011 employment rose and unemployment rates declined considerably in Germany. This favourable development followed the labour market reforms initiated in 2003, and there has been a tendency to attribute the improved labour market performance to those reforms. Causal micro-evaluations of the various measures, however, show hardly any effects on variables that can be related to employment. Rather, it seems that employment increased in response to a process of wage moderation that had already begun in the 1990s. It is possible that this moderation was itself partially a product of the reforms, but this needs further investigation.JEL codes: J38, J48, J58, J64, J68.

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“…While the available estimates are based on data with some limitations, Fertig and Kluve (2006) find an increase of 1.8 million mini-jobs between April 2003 and June 2004, which they attribute nearly in its entirety to the new labor market legislation. They also establish that men have increased their share of the formal minijobs, which can be explained by a large rise in the incidence of secondary mini-jobs which are predominantly held by men.…”

Section: Labor Supply Effects Of Lowering the Tax Wedgementioning

confidence: 99%

Labor Market Institutions and Informality in Transition and Latin American Countries*

Lehmann¹,

Muravyev²

2014

Social Insurance, Informality, and Labor Markets

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This paper analyzes, using country-level panel data from transition economies and Latin America, the impact of labor market institutions on informal economic activity. The measure of informal economic activity is taken from Schneider et al. (2010), the most comprehensive study to date. The data on institutions, which cover employment protection legislation (EPL), the tax wedge, the unemployment benefit level, unemployment benefit duration and union density, are assembled at the IZA (transition countries) and the World Bank (LAC countries).We find that a more regulated labor market (higher EPL) increases the size of the informal economy. There is also evidence that a larger tax wedge increases informality. The tax wedge elasticity of informal economy, when evaluated at the sample mean, is rather modest, around 0.1%. Our results are broadly in line with the literature, which identifies labor market regulation and the tax wedge as important drivers of informality.

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“…While the available estimates are based on data with some limitations, Fertig and Kluve (2006) The employment effects of midi-jobs are a lot more modest. Fertig and Kluve (2006) establish that about 38% of those in the earnings range between 400.01€ and 800€ take up the scheme. A large number of potential participants are not aware of the scheme or do not understand the benefits arising from participation.…”

Section: Labor Supply Effects Of Lowering the Tax Wedgementioning

confidence: 99%

Labor Market Institutions and Informality in Transition and Latin American Countries

Lehmann

¹

,

Muravyev

²

2012

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This paper analyzes, using country-level panel data from transition economies and Latin America, the impact of labor market institutions on informal economic activity. The measure of informal economic activity is taken from Schneider et al. (2010), the most comprehensive study to date. The data on institutions, which cover employment protection legislation (EPL), the tax wedge, the unemployment benefit level, unemployment benefit duration and union density, are assembled at the IZA (transition countries) and the World Bank (LAC countries).We find that a more regulated labor market (higher EPL) increases the size of the informal economy. There is also evidence that a larger tax wedge increases informality. The tax wedge elasticity of informal economy, when evaluated at the sample mean, is rather modest, around 0.1%. Our results are broadly in line with the literature, which identifies labor market regulation and the tax wedge as important drivers of informality.

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Alternative Beschäftigungsformen in Deutschland: Effekte der Neuregelung von Zeitarbeit, Minijobs und Midijobs

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Were the Hartz Reforms Responsible for the Improved Performance of the German Labour Market?

Were the Hartz Reforms Responsible for the Improved Performance of the German Labour Market?

Labor Market Institutions and Informality in Transition and Latin American Countries*

Labor Market Institutions and Informality in Transition and Latin American Countries

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