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Policy Article

The unemployment benefit II out into question

In: Lorenz-von-Stein-Institut für Verwaltungswissenschaften (Hrsg.), Hartz IV im Praxistest. Lorenz-von-Stein-Institut, Kiel 2005: 35-44

Authors

Alfred Boss
Björn Christensen
Claus-Friederich Laaser - Kiel Institute
Claus-Friedrich Laaser

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Publication Date
07/2006

Key Words

  • Hartz IV
  • wage gap
  • reservation wage

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  • Labor Market
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