possible due to a less regulated institutional environment. -- Service sector ; Germany ; dual labor market ; low-skilled work …

non-standard work. In Germany (and to a lesser extent Austria), marginal part-time provides a fertile ground for low …

Marginal employment (ME) is one of the largest forms of atypical employment in Germany. In this study, we analyse … analyses the "stepping stone" function for a more recent time period, i.e., after Germany’s major labour-market reforms (Hartz …

Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather … egalitarian labor market, the number of jobs, but also their diversity has increased. -- Germany ; labor market reforms ; atypical …

Germany has always been one of the prime examples of institutional complementarities between social insurance, a rather …

Some 20 years after German reunification, living conditions and the economic base in East Germany are approaching that … of West Germany in many areas. In view of this anniversary and against the backdrop of the global financial crisis that …