One of the most far-reaching proposals for reform in the field of labour market policy is to link the receipt of transfer payments in general to a 'service in return' from the recipient. This concept operates under the name of workfare. This paper examines the possibilities and limits of...

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den Lohnansprüchen von Empfängern des ALG II und knüpft dabei an frühere Arbeiten (u. a. von Christensen) an, die die Lohnansprüche von Arbeitslosen untersucht haben. Dabei stützt er sich auf Angaben der Querschnittserhebung des IAB 'Lebenssituation und...

Taking an international comparative perspective, this paper deals with driving forces of and potential obstacles to the labor market participation of older workers. It focuses in depth on four case studies that appear to be prototypical for different contexts. Given the high variance of cultures...

From the mid-1980s until 2005 the German labour market was characterised by continuous deregulation. In the period of an improving German labour market, the German governments have since imposed measures to re-regulate the labour market in order to strengthen employees' rights. At the same time...