02966nam 2200613Ia 450 991043809260332120200520144314.01-283-91050-03-7908-2870-X10.1007/978-3-7908-2870-2(CKB)2670000000257103(EBL)1083142(OCoLC)809548225(SSID)ssj0000745974(PQKBManifestationID)11447820(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000745974(PQKBWorkID)10859566(PQKB)11693152(DE-He213)978-3-7908-2870-2(MiAaPQ)EBC1083142(PPN)168331691(EXLCZ)99267000000025710320120813d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGermany's 2005 welfare reform evaluating key characteristics with a focus on immigrants /Thomas Walter1st ed. 2013.Heidelberg Physica Verlagc20131 online resource (268 p.)ZEW economic studies,1615-6781 ;v. 46Description based upon print version of record.3-642-42856-8 3-7908-2869-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264).Introduction -- Background for the Empirical Analyses: Institutional Details and Data -- Centralized versus Decentralized Welfare Administration -- The Employment Effects of an Intensified Use of Benefit Sanctions -- The Effectiveness of Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs -- Fiscal Cost-Benefit Analyses for Temporary Extra Jobs and Short-Term Training Programs -- Conclusions -- Appendices.In January 2005, the German government enacted a substantial reform of the welfare system, the so-called Hartz IV reform. This book evaluates key characteristics of the reform from a microeconometric perspective. It investigates whether a centralized or decentralized organization of welfare administration is more successful to integrate welfare recipients into employment. Moreover, it analyzes the employment effects of an intensified use of benefit sanctions and evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the most frequently assigned Active Labor Market Programs. The analyses focus on immigrants, who are highly over-represented in the German welfare system.ZEW economic studies ;46.1615-6781.Public welfareLaw and legislationGermanyPublic welfareGermanyGermanyEconomic policy21st centuryPublic welfareLaw and legislationPublic welfare361.680943Walter Thomas1982-1756834MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438092603321Germany's 2005 welfare reform4194359UNINA