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Contingent convergence : a comparative analysis of activation policies
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor);  … - 2008
principles, instruments, target groups and governance in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793501
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Country-specific goal-scoring in the "dying seconds" of international football matches
Ours, Jan C. van; Tuijl, Martin A. van - 2010
national teams: Belgium, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. We analyze qualifying matches for the European … Cup. We find that the national teams of Germany, England and the Netherlands are more likely than the three other national … teams to score in the last minute – including stoppage time. However, for Germans this comes at a cost. Germany is more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003969605
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Whatever works : dualisation and the service economy in Bismarckian welfare states
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2010
non-standard work. In Germany (and to a lesser extent Austria), marginal part-time provides a fertile ground for low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003985730
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Protecting working-age people with disabilities : experiences of four industrialized nations
Burkhauser, Richard V.; Daly, Mary C.; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2015
disability programs in four countries: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. We show how growth in the receipt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011295543
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Dynamics of labour and capital adjustment : a comparison of Germany and the Netherlands
Polder, Michael (contributor); Verick, Sher (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002157921
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Social capital and the spread of COVID-19 : insights from European countries
Bartscher, Alina Kristin; Seitz, Sebastian; Siegloch, … - 2020
, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Exploiting within-country variation, we show that a one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228562
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Have you heard the news? : how real-life expectations react to publicity
Wiel, Karen van der - 2009
As evidence is accumulating that subjective expectations influence behavior and that these expectations are sometimes biased, it becomes policy-relevant to know how to influence individuals' expectations. Information in the media is likely to affect how people picture the future. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824962
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How sensitive are individual retirement expectations to raising the retirement age?
Grip, Andries de; Fouarge, Didier; Montizaan, Raymond - 2013
This paper investigates the causal effects of the announcement of an increase in the statutory pension age on employee retirement expectations. In June 2010, the Dutch government signed a new pension agreement with the employer and employee organizations that entailed an increase in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009721384
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The public perception and normative valuation of executive compensation : an international comparison
Kuhn, Andreas - 2010
This paper describes individuals' perceptions and normative valuations of executive compensation using comparable survey data for fifteen OECD member countries. An overwhelming majority of individuals (more than 90%) believes that top executives earn more than they actually deserve. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302186
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Public opinion on education policy in Germany
Lergetporer, Philipp; Werner, Katharina; Woessmann, Ludger - 2017
Survey in Germany since 2014. This paper summarizes selected key findings on the German publics' preferences for education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011724443