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Demografischer Wandel der letzten 20 Jahre: Alterung der Bevölkerung hat sich kaum auf die Arbeitslosigkeit ausgewirkt (Demographic change over the last two decades: Population ageing has hardly affected unemployment)

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  • Garloff, Alfred

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Pohl, Carsten

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Schanne, Norbert

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

Abstract

"Population ageing is often assumed to significantly reduce unemployment in Germany. A decomposition of the unemployment rate's increase from 1991 to 2010 shows that the age composition has hardly affected unemployment: Overall, the increase in the unemployment rate has been 2.48 percentage points in the considered period. It would have been only an additional 0.19 percentage points higher if there had been no aging of the workforce. Changes in labor force participation have been counteracting demographic changes as well. Otherwise, the unemployment rate would have been higher by another 0.07 percentage points." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Garloff, Alfred & Pohl, Carsten & Schanne, Norbert, 2012. "Demografischer Wandel der letzten 20 Jahre: Alterung der Bevölkerung hat sich kaum auf die Arbeitslosigkeit ausgewirkt (Demographic change over the last two decades: Population ageing has hardly affec," IAB-Kurzbericht 201210, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabkbe:201210
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    1. Alfred Garloff & Carsten Pohl & Norbert Schanne, 2013. "Do small labor market entry cohorts reduce unemployment?," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 29(15), pages 379-406.
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