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The Transformation of the East German Labour Market: From short-term Responses to long-term Consequences
Die Transformation des ostdeutschen Arbeitsmarktes: Von kurzzeitigen Antworten zu langfristigen Konsequenzen
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Abstract The article describes the short-term and long-term consequences of the German reunification on the East German labour market. It shows which active labour market policy measures have been taken and evaluates these interventions with regard to a possible Korean reunification. The immediate consequenc... view more
The article describes the short-term and long-term consequences of the German reunification on the East German labour market. It shows which active labour market policy measures have been taken and evaluates these interventions with regard to a possible Korean reunification. The immediate consequences included a rapid economic structural change, high unemployment and emigration. Many of the measures undertaken were crucial for the successful transformation, for example, by adaptation of qualifications. Others, such as job creation schemes, short-time working and early retirement had more sociopolitical impacts and caused long-term side effects on age structures of companies and the labour market integration of the younger generation. For a successful unification of labour markets such effects need to be considered when acting in the transformation phase.... view less
Keywords
job creation measure; transformation; labor market trend; early retirement; east-west migration; Federal Republic of Germany; reunification; labor market policy; New Federal States; short-time work; unemployment; structural change
Classification
Labor Market Research
Labor Market Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 229-255
Journal
Historical Social Research, 41 (2016) 3
Issue topic
Knowledge Transfer as Intercultural Translation: the German Reunification as a 'Lesson' for Korea?
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.41.2016.3.229-255
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed