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An international comparison of unemployment benefits
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2010
ifo Schnelldienst, 2010, 63, Nr. 02, 36-37
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In Germany the debate has been re-opened concerning the Hartz-IV legislation. A comparison of the data from 29 OECD countries shows that, on average over five years, an unemployed person in Germany receives 45% of his former net income. This puts Germany, along with France, in 7th place of the countries considered here.
JEL Classification: J650
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ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2010