Labor market policy

News




Press release February 6, 2019

Still good labor market development leads to further decline in shadow economy in 2019 (in German).

In 2019, the size of the shadow economy in Germany will decrease by around EUR 5 billion. The ratio of the shadow economy to official GDP will thus fall to just over 9 percent. The main reason for this is the continuing good labor market situation, which so far has not been affected by the weaker growth outlook. In addition, lower taxes for the small self-employed make it more worthwhile to register a business.



Publications

Christin Schafstädt, Andrea Kirchmann

Empowerment in poverty-related life situations (in German).
In: Ortrud Leßmann/Kai Marquardsen (ed.). Armut erforschen. Akteursperspektive, strukturelle Bedingungen und politische Implikationen. Volume 1: Interdisziplinäre Armutsforschung. Nomos Verlag. Baden-Baden, 2025, pp. 227-238.


Ronald Bachmann, Martin Biewen, Natalie Herdegen, Philipp Kugler, et. al. Study commissioned by the Minimum Wage Commission, 2025.



Martin Biewen, Philipp Kugler, Alexa Weikinger IAW study commissioned by the Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V. (GVP), Tübingen, June 2025


Natalie Herdegen, René Kalweit

The Minimum Wage: An Effective Means to Regain the Electorate's Confidence?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, first published: 28 April 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.70002 JEL classification: D72, J31