In: German economic review, 2013, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 13-42
The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central directives. At the same time, 69 districts were allowed to opt for a decentralized organization. We evaluate the relative success of both types in terms of...
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In: German economic review, 2011, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 182-204
During the last decade, many Western economies reformed their welfare systems with the aim of activating welfare recipients by increasing welfare-to-work programmes (WTWP) and job-search enforcement. We evaluate the short-term effects of three important German WTWP implemented after a major reform in January 2005 (‘Hartz IV’), namely short training, further training with a planned...
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In: Biodiversity and Conservation, 2013, vol. 22, no. 6-7, p. 1451-1465
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