Author:
Arent Stefan,Nagl Wolfgang
Abstract
Summary
Using the introduction of fixed unemployment assistance in Germany in 2005 as a unique natural experiment, we find strong evidence that decreased unemployment compensation has an adverse effect on wages. We use micro panel data to identify and estimate the effect of this structural break. In eastern and western Germany, the relative effect is higher for women. In western Germany, the relative effect increases with skill level. In eastern Germany, there is no clear skill-specific pattern.
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),General Business, Management and Accounting
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