Die Renten aus der Gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung werden aufgrund der demografischen Entwicklung sowohl für Männer als auch für Frauen relativ zu den Erwerbseinkommen sinken. Frauen sind dabei zusätzlich spezifischen Rentenrisiken ausgesetzt. Um die Unterschiede zukünftig auszugleichen,...

In recent years, there has been a revival of concerns that automation and digitalisation might after all result in a jobless future. The debate has been fuelled by studies for the US and Europe arguing that a substantial share of jobs is at “risk of computerisation”. These studies follow an...

In analyzing the disparities in regional employment growth in Germany, in the recent empirical literature the so called shift-share-regression models are frequently applied. However, these models usually neglect spatial interdependencies, even though such interdependencies are likely to occur on...

Regional labor markets are characterized by huge disparities between unemployment rates. Models of the New Economic Geography explain how disparities between regional goods markets endogenously arise but usually assume full employment. This paper discusses regional unemployment disparities by...

Against the background of the current (economic) research which concentrates particularly on individual and structural factors, this paper examines if and to what extent social norms (in terms of attitudes towards gender roles and work commitment) can make a complementary statement in explaining...