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Vom kranken Mann zum Vorbild Europas: Kann Deutschlands Arbeitsmarkt noch vom Ausland lernen?

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In den letzten zwanzig Jahren hat die Bedeutung internationaler Vergleiche für die Bewertung der Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik deutlich zugenommen. Weniger eindeutig ist jedoch die Frage zu beantworten, ob und unter welchen Bedingungen von ausländischen Erfahrungen für die Gestaltung von Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialstaatsreformen gelernt werden kann. Skepsis ist angebracht, was die Übertragbarkeit einzelner Politikinstrumente oder gar von tradierten Grundprinzipien anderer Staaten anbetrifft. Auch legt der Blick auf jüngste internationale Arbeitsmarktentwicklungen Zurückhaltung nahe: Galt Deutschland noch Anfang der 2000er Jahre vielen als beschäftigungspolitischer Dauerpatient, ist das Land aktuell in eine Vorbildrolle gerückt, so erfolgreich hat die Bundesrepublik die letzte weltweite Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise bis heute gemeistert. Ein Zwischenfazit zur deutschen Reformpolitik aus der Perspektive der international vergleichenden Arbeitsmarktforschung zeigt jedoch auch, dass vor allem auf den Handlungsfeldern von Erwerbsbeteiligung und Bildungspolitik dennoch ein erkennbarer deutscher Nachholbedarf fortbesteht.

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  • Eichhorst, Werner, 2011. "Vom kranken Mann zum Vorbild Europas: Kann Deutschlands Arbeitsmarkt noch vom Ausland lernen?," IZA Standpunkte 46, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    Beschäftigungspolitik; Benchmarking; internationaler Vergleich; Arbeitsmarkt; Deutschland;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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