Well meaning employment regulation often backfires. When the law makes it risky for employers to hire, they may do less of it. The current employment situation for Millennials - with its curious emphasis on unpaid internships as a prelude to actual employment may be in part a response to the...

Die Studie liefert einen Beitrag zur geschlechtersensiblen Prekarisierungs- und Aktivierungsforschung, indem die (Erwerbs)Orientierungen einer Gruppe untersucht wurde, die bislang wenig wissenschaftliche Aufmerksamkeit erfuhr. Die Zusammenlegung von Arbeitslosenhilfe und Sozialhilfe brachte...

The rising numbers of young people with disability pension concerns many advanced economies. We present results from a comparative analysis of Sweden and Norway, two countries which are very similar in many respects, but differ regarding the policy mix to enhance the employability of the work...

The Roman Catholic Church has been turning out new saints for two millennia. The argument advanced here is that the saint-making process is arranged as an open contest for sainthood: by combining competitive initiative and pressure from below with exclusive adjudication from above, it provides...