Monday, August 26, 2013

A perspective on the German ‘job miracle’: labor market outcomes and welfare after the labor market transformation

A piece on German 'job miracle' which was enabled by chancellor Schröder's labor market reforms and which is considered to be the foundation for Germany's present economic strength.

Contains charts regarding:
long term unemployment (as % of active population 2000 - 2012)
long term unemployment (as % of unemployment 2000 - 2012)
youth unemployment (in %, age 15 - 24, 2000 - 2012)
Labor force activity (in %, male,female, total, 2000 - 2012)
Unemployment benefits & reservation age
Unit labor costs (Germany, Finland, France, Spain, 2000 - 2012)
Employment
Average working time
Hourly productivity
part time / full time employment
risk of poverty / inequality
Average weekly working time
& much more

Also contains a detailed country comparison :  Germany <> Spain, Italy and France (charts & text)

Summary by Bank of Finland (Soumen Pankki):
http://www.suomenpankki.fi/fi/julkaisut/selvitykset_ja_raportit/bof_online/Pages/BOF_ONL_07_2013.aspx

paper by Michaela Schmöller (BoF,pdf, 0.92 MB, 61 pages, english)

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