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German welfare recipients accepting a so called One-Euro-Job (Ein-Euro-Job) are less likely to find regular employment, which is subject to social insurance contribution, than similar long-term unemployed without One-Euro-Jobs. This is the finding of a new study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). The study analyzed the employment history of 160,000 German welfare recipients in the unemployment benefits II scheme (UBII). read more