We find that changes in hours volatilities since the mid-1980s have been more favorable for middle-skilled workers relative to high-skilled and low-skilled workers. In particular, the relative standard deviation of detrended employment of middle-skilled workers to high-skilled workers has...

Abstract Das starke Wachstum der geringfügigen Beschäftigung wirft die Frage auf, welche Auswirkungen diese Entwicklung auf betriebliche Beschäftigungssysteme hat. Am Beispiel von zehn Einzelhandelsunternehmen wird gezeigt, dass der zunehmende Anteil geringfügig Beschäftigter in einigen...

Standard hours, a major component of total work hours, vary considerably across Europe. Many countries lowered their standard work hours during the 1980s and 1990s, attempting to boost employment by splitting up a fixed number of worker-hours among more workers. Germany has seen a partial...