Abstract: Die Freien Berufe haben eine wachsende gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Bedeutung. Das »Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe« (FFB) der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg steht für eine interdisziplinäre Erforschung der Freien Berufe mit theoretisch und empirisch fundierten Beiträgen...

The labour market providing individual resources and economic well-being is an actual topic in the economic and social policy discussion. In the course of time the traditional full-time work is diminishing, new labour arrangements are discussed (keyword: flexible labour markets). This study will...

This paper argues that public holidays facilitate the co-ordination of leisure time but do not constrain the annual amount of leisure. Public holidays therefore have benefits both in the utility of leisure on holidays and (by enabling people to maintain social contacts more easily) in increasing...

If certain start-up characteristics will indicate a business success, knowing such characteristics could generate more successful start-ups and more efficient start-up counseling. Our study will contribute to this by quantifying individual success determinants of freelance start-ups. The data...