Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Werner Eichhorst
Employment Regulation and Labor Market Policy in Germany, 1991-2005

Discussion Paper
2505 S.
,
IZA Bonn
,
2006

The paper provides an overview of institutional provisions and reforms regarding employment protection, active and passive labor market policies in Germany as well as of actors' responsibilities in these areas. It covers the period between the early 1990s and the most recent Hartz reforms. Empirical data on labor market outcomes with respect to the levels and structures of both employment and unemployment complements this study.