Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for World Economics
No 1279:
Brauchen wir einen Kombilohn?
Alfred Boss
Abstract: Wage subsidies and public transfers for the unemployed as
a means for increasing employment have been intensively discussed in
Germany. The paper explains which models have already been applied. In
addition, it describes some recent reform proposals and analyzes what
economic policy might be capable of doing. It is concluded that new models
of wage subsidization are not actually necessary because there is a
comprehensive model called “unemployment benefit II”. Instead, the
reduction of the rate of contributions to the unemployment insurance system
should be considered as a useful policy option.
Keywords: Arbeitslosigkeit, Lohnzuschuss, Kombilohn, Arbeitslosengeld II, Beitragsermäßigung; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: H24,; J38; (follow links to similar papers)
50 pages, June 2006
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