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2. Topics: Overview How did different economies deal with the crisis ? A Comparison of Labor Costs in Europe A Comparison of the Low Wage Sector in Germany and Denmark Inequality of Wages and Profits Employment Effects of Minimum Wages

3. Dealing with the Crisis Comparison of Measures to keep unemployment as low as possible during the present crisis Stimulus packages Shorter Working Hours (Longer Unemployment Benefits) Source: OECD Employment Outlook,OECD Economic Outlook

4. Comparison of Labor Costs Concepts Measurement International Comparison Sources : EUROSTAT, IMK

5. Topics: Low Wage Sector Low Wage Sector in Germany Gerhard Bosch and Claudia Weinkopf (ed.): Low Wage Work in Germany, The Russel Sage Foundation,Case Studies of Job Quality in Advanced Economies,New York 2008, Chapter 1 (4) and Chapter 4 (5) Low Wage Sector in Denmark Westergaard-Nielsen(ed.): Low Wage Work in Denmark, The Russel Sage Foundation,Case Studies of Job Quality in Advanced Economies,New York 2008, Chapter 1 (6) and Chapter 6 (7)

6. Inequality of Wages and Profits Measurement Empirical Facts Causes Consequences Sources: IMF,OECD

7. Employment Effects of Minimum Wages The Example of the USA) The Example of France The Example of the UK What do German Studies Tell ? Sources : Different Academic Papers

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9. What do I expect ? A Survey of relevant literature A consistent and well founded own assessment 10- 15 pages Presentations

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