Seit dem 16. August liegt der Abschlussbericht der Kommission „Moderne Dienstleistungen am Arbeitsmarkt“ („Hartz-Kommission“) vor1. Die neue Bundesregierung arbeitet gegenwärtig an einer gesetzgeberischen Umsetzung der Vorschläge. Wie sind die Vorschläge im Bereich der...

Marginal employment', i.e. employment at low working hours and earnings not covered by social security, has been gaining importance in the German economy over the past decade. Using a large newly available panel data set and statistical matching techniques, we analyse the effects of marginal...

The Great Recession triggered a resurgence of short-time work (STW) throughout the OECD. Several countries introduced from scratch STW or significantly expanded the scope of the programmes already in place. In some countries like Italy, Japan and Germany between 2.5 and 5 per cent of the...