This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...

This article introduces the metaphor of the iceberg in the labour market. While policy in most OECD countries has historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much larger. Therefore, we point to the clear...

This article discusses the evolution of key labour market indicators in the EU-27 countries between 2019 and 2020, i.e. between the year before the covid-19 crisis broke out and the year in which it impacted the economy heavily. Whereas earlier policy-oriented studies have dealt with the...

Die Gruppe der Alleinerziehenden ist heute keine gesellschaftliche Randerscheinung mehr. Gegenwärtig leben in Schleswig-Holstein etwa 56.000 Familien mit Kindern unter 18 Jahren und einem alleinerziehenden Elternteil. Das bedeutet, dass mehr als jede fünfte Familie mit minderjährigen Kindern...