IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/smwarg/129.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Mehr Arbeit wagen

Author

Listed:
  • Raddatz, Guido

Abstract

Das Ringen um den richtigen wirtschaftspolitischen Kurs in Deutschland wird seit einiger Zeit vor allem durch verteilungspolitische Diskussionen geprägt. Wenig Beachtung finden hingegen Überlegungen, dass ökonomischer Wohlstand erst einmal erwirtschaftet werden muss. Damit Letzteres gelingt, kommt es u.a. darauf an, bestehende Arbeitspotentiale auszuschöpfen. Blickt man auf die Entwicklung des in geleisteten Arbeitsstunden gemessenen Arbeitsvolumens, relativieren sich die guten Nachrichten der letzten Jahre vom deutschen Arbeitsmarkt. Obwohl die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen seit Jahrzehnten fast ungebrochen steigt, ist das gesamtwirtschaftliche Arbeitsvolumen langfristig gesunken - vor allem weil die durchschnittliche Jahresarbeitszeit der Erwerbstätigen einen stetigen Trend nach unten aufweist. Ungenutzte Arbeitspotentiale führen dazu, dass unsere Gesellschaft auf möglichen Wohlstand und mögliches Wirtschaftswachstum verzichtet. Angesichts der voranschreitenden Bevölkerungsalterung und dem damit einhergehenden Rückgang der Zahl der Erwerbspersonen, wird es immer wichtiger, dem entgegenzuwirken. Die Publikation "Mehr Arbeit wagen" von Guido Raddatz, erschienen als Heft Nr. 129 in der Reihe Argumente zu Marktwirtschaft und Politik, benennt dazu zentrale wirtschafts- und sozialpolitische Handlungsfelder und skizziert Reformschritte, mit denen der Arbeitsmarkt gestärkt, das Beschäftigungsvolumen stabilisiert und Wachstums- und Wohlstandspotentiale besser genutzt werden könnten.

Suggested Citation

  • Raddatz, Guido, 2015. "Mehr Arbeit wagen," Argumente zur Marktwirtschaft und Politik 129, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:smwarg:129
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/108967/1/82110800X.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Martin Werding & Christoph Schinke, 2014. "Sustainability of Public Finances in Germany: Simulations for the Medium and Long Run," ifo Forschungsberichte, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 64.
    2. Edward C. Prescott, 2004. "Why do Americans work so much more than Europeans?," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, vol. 28(Jul), pages 2-13.
    3. Layard, Richard & Nickell, Stephen & Jackman, Richard, 2005. "Unemployment: Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199279173, Decembrie.
    4. Werding, Martin, 2014. "Demographischer Wandel und öffentliche Finanzen: Langfrist-Projektionen 2014-2060 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Rentenreform-Pakets der Bundesregierung," Working Papers 01/2014, German Council of Economic Experts / Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung.
    5. Spermann, Alexander, 2014. "Zehn Jahre Hartz IV – Was hilft Langzeitarbeitslosen wirklich?," IZA Standpunkte 76, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    6. Sven Schreiber, 2015. "Erwerbstätigkeit in Deutschland im europäischen Vergleich," IMK Report 103-2015, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute.
    7. Raddatz, Guido, 2012. "Chancengerechtigkeit, Bildung und Soziale Marktwirtschaft," Argumente zur Marktwirtschaft und Politik 118, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin.
    8. Moog, Stefan & Raffelhüschen, Bernd, 2014. "Ehrbarer Staat? Die Generationenbilanz. Update 2014: Alte Gewinner und junge Verlierer," Argumente zur Marktwirtschaft und Politik 127, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin.
    9. Wanger, Susanne & Weigand, Roland & Zapf, Ines, 2014. "Revision der IAB-Arbeitszeitrechnung 2014 : Grundlagen, methodische Weiterentwicklungen sowie ausgewählte Ergebnisse im Rahmen der Revision der Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen," IAB-Forschungsbericht 201409, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    10. Layard, Richard & Nickell, Stephen, 2003. "Full employment is not just a dream," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 47439, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Lenz, Fulko, 2018. "Digitalisierung und Beschäftigung: Ein Ende ohne Arbeit oder Arbeit ohne Ende?," Argumente zur Marktwirtschaft und Politik 141, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin.
    2. Lenz, Fulko, 2022. "Mehr Innovationen und Unternehmertum in Deutschland durch Wiederbelebung des Leistungsprinzips," Argumente zur Marktwirtschaft und Politik 163, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Feldmann, Horst, 2012. "Banking deregulation around the world, 1970s to 2000s: The impact on unemployment," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 26-42.
    2. Langot, François & Quintero Rojas, Coralia, 2008. "Explaining the Evolution of Hours Worked and Employment across OECD Countries: An Equilibrium Search Approach," IZA Discussion Papers 3364, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Francesco Saraceno, 2013. "European economic governance: the Berlin–Washington Consensus," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 37(3), pages 479-496.
    4. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Francesco Saraceno, 2004. "The Brussels-Frankfurt-Washington Consensus. Old and New Tradeoffs in Economics," Documents de Travail de l'OFCE 2004-02, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE).
    5. Murtin, Fabrice & de Serres, Alain & Hijzen, Alexander, 2014. "Unemployment and the coverage extension of collective wage agreements," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 52-66.
    6. Nicola Acocella & Laura Bisio & Giovanni Di Bartolomeo & Alessandra Pelloni, "undated". "Labor market imperfections, real wage rigidities and financial shocks," Working Papers 80/11, Sapienza University of Rome, Metodi e Modelli per l'Economia, il Territorio e la Finanza MEMOTEF.
    7. Tino Berger & Freddy Heylen, 2011. "Differences in Hours Worked in the OECD: Institutions or Fiscal Policies?," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43(7), pages 1333-1369, October.
    8. Bart Hobijn & Ayşegül Şahin, 2013. "Firms And Flexibility," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 51(1), pages 922-940, January.
    9. Horst Feldmann, 2010. "Venture Capital Availability and Labor Market Performance in Industrial Countries: Evidence Based on Survey Data," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 63(1), pages 23-54, February.
    10. Sergio Destefanis & Giuseppe Mastromatteo, 2010. "Labour‐market performance in the OECD: some recent cross‐country evidence," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 31(7), pages 713-731, October.
    11. repec:hal:wpspec:info:hdl:2441/53r60a8s3kup1vc9k2c8h4u2h is not listed on IDEAS
    12. Epstein, Brendan & Mukherjee, Rahul & Finkelstein Shapiro, Alan & Ramnath, Shanthi, 2020. "Trends in aggregate employment, hours worked per worker, and the long-run labor wedge," MPRA Paper 99289, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    13. Margit Schratzenstaller, 2007. "WIFO-Weißbuch: Wachstumsimpulse durch die öffentliche Hand," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 80(6), pages 509-526, June.
    14. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/2cnlir7arl8aaqa8hvkgkr7mqn is not listed on IDEAS
    15. Kevin X. D. Huang & Gregory W. Huffman, 2010. "A Defense of the Current US Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Medical Insurance," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 1001, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
    16. repec:spo:wpecon:info:hdl:2441/53r60a8s3kup1vc9k2c8h4u2h is not listed on IDEAS
    17. Etienne Lehmann & Claudio Lucifora & Simone Moriconi & Bruno Van der Linden, 2016. "Beyond the labour income tax wedge: the unemployment-reducing effect of tax progressivity," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 23(3), pages 454-489, June.
    18. Andrea De Michelis & Marcello Estevão & Beth Anne Wilson, 2013. "Productivity or Employment: Is It a Choice?," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 25, pages 41-60, Spring.
    19. François Langot & Coralia Quintero-Rojas, 2009. "European vs American Hours Worked: assessing the role of the extensive and intensive margins," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 29(2), pages 530-542.
    20. Horst Feldmann, 2012. "Product Market Regulation and Labor Market Performance around the World," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 26(3), pages 369-391, September.
    21. repec:eid:wpaper:01/10 is not listed on IDEAS
    22. Alain de Serres & Fabrice Murtin, 2014. "Unemployment at risk: the policy determinants of labour market exposure to economic shocks [Labor market institutions and the business cycle: unemployment rigidities vs wage rigidities]," Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po;CES;MSH, vol. 29(80), pages 603-637.
    23. Ángel Melguizo & José González-Páramo, 2013. "Who bears labour taxes and social contributions? A meta-analysis approach," SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, Springer;Spanish Economic Association, vol. 4(3), pages 247-271, August.
    24. Rogerson, Richard & Shimer, Robert, 2011. "Search in Macroeconomic Models of the Labor Market," Handbook of Labor Economics, in: O. Ashenfelter & D. Card (ed.), Handbook of Labor Economics, edition 1, volume 4, chapter 7, pages Pages: 61, Elsevier.

    More about this item

    NEP fields

    This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:zbw:smwarg:129. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/stmwide.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.