The reservation wage is the lowest wage rate at which a worker would be willing to accept a job.
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9. January 2025 | Interviews
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David Autor, Professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gives a Special Lecture at the IAB on 15 January 2025. In this accompanying interview, he discusses the impact ...read more
23. December 2024 | Erwerbsbeteiligung, Armut und Sozialpolitik
Subsidised jobs for the long-term unemployed: An evaluation of the German Participation Opportunities Act
Juliane Achatz , Dr Frank Bauer , Dr Jenny Bennett , Dr Nadja Bömmel , Dr Mustafa Coban , Dr Martin Dietz , Dr Kathrin Englert , Dr Philipp Fuchs , Dr Jan Frederik Carl Gellermann , Dr Claudia Globisch , Dr Sebastian Hülle , Dr Zein Kasrin , Dr Peter Kupka , Dr Anton Nivorozhkin , Dr Christopher Osiander , Dr Laura Pohlan , Prof Dr Markus Promberger , Miriam Raab , Dr Philipp Ramos Lobato , PD Dr Brigitte Schels , Dr Maximilian Schiele, PhD , Prof Dr Mark Trappmann , Dr Stefan Tübbicke , Dr Claudia Wenzig , PD Dr Joachim Wolff , Dr Cordula Zabel , Dr Stefan Zins
Long-term unemployment remains a significant challenge for the German labour market. The IAB evaluated two programmes that had been introduced in response. The instruments aim at giving long-term ...read more