West Germany's Employment Promotion Act of 1985 facilitated the use of fixed term contracts and increased the number of …

This paper studies household financial choices in four euro area countries. The goal of the analysis is to understand … household income and asset market returns, has a differential impact on individuals within and across countries. Generally, poor … policy-induced variations in stock returns. Finally, monetary contractions have a larger impact on consumption in Germany and …

-durable goods and services in subsequent months as well as to engage in fewer purchases of larger items such as package holidays or … luxury goods. Moreover, uncertainty reduces household propensity to invest in mutual funds. These results support the notion … that macroeconomic uncertainty can impact household decisions and have large negative effects on economic outcomes …

A brief historical overview of the household equipment revolution and the women who transformed the home in Germany and …

This paper examines how labor income volatility and social security benefits can influence lifecycle household …

of an intervention to reduce mistreatment of Filipino women working as domestic workers (DWs) by their household …