Saturday, September 17, 2011

What makes Germany so different?

ten years ago, German unemployment was just as bad as the rest of Europe's.  But now it has a 6% and falling .  What is their Secret?  Planet Money has a 16 minute podcast that gives you the answer:

  1. make it easy for firms to fire workers, and 
  2. reduce the benefits from being unemployed.    



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