Von den Gewerkschaften initiierte und umgesetzte regionale industriepolitische Initiativen haben eine lange Tradition, in den Jahren nach der Wirtschaftskrise 2008/9 aber eine neue Dynamik erhalten. Ausgehend von einem Rückblick auf regionale industriepolitische Initiativen in den 1980er und...

Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when...

Population aging in many developed countries has motivated some governments to provide wage subsidies to employers for hiring or retaining older workers. The subsidies are intended to compensate for the gap between the pay and productivity of older workers, which may discourage their hiring. A...