1 The planet of the rich: an exploration -- 2 The super-rich, competition and power -- 3 The super-rich: a matter of desert? -- 4 Extreme inequality, well-being, freedom -- 5 Why worry about the super-rich? The reasons and possible remedies.

This book examines the everyday-life patterns of young adults under circumstances of vulnerability and precariousness. Its main focus is on the web of social relations that structure the everyday life of young people, for instance by providing resources and tools of solving problems, exerting...

Kim Leonie Kellermann analyzes the impact of sectoral minimum wages in Germany on the willingness of youths to undergo apprenticeship training. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, the author shows that higher wage floors set small, positive incentives for vocational training in the...

This book analyzes the consequences that would arise if Germany’s means-tested unemployment benefits were replaced with an unconditional basic income. The basic income scheme introduced is based on a negative income tax and calibrated to be both financially feasible and compatible with current...

Mareike Schad examines how redistributive policy measures influence intergenerational income mobility, taking into account various facets of the parent-child connection. In the first part, the author investigates the impact of education and education policy on income mobility both theoretically...

Die Digitalisierung prägt zunehmend unsere Arbeitswelt. Neue Technologien und der demographische Wandel haben die Arbeitswelt radikal verändert und neue Anforderungen geschaffen. Rund um die vier Schwerpunktthemen: Trends, Arbeitsraum, Menschen und Kompetenzen schildern renommierte Experten...

For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work....

I Einführung -- 1 Der Arbeitsmarkt im Überblick: Fragen an die Arbeitsmarktökonomik -- II Die Entscheidung der privaten Haushalte über die optimale Zeitallokation -- 2 Das Arbeitsangebot -- 3 Investitionen in das Humankapital -- III Die Firmenentscheidung über den optimalen Arbeitseinsatz...

Der Blick auf den Arbeitsmarkt -- Top-Arbeitgeber -- Einstiegsmöglichkeiten -- Arbeitsmarktanalyse von über 20 Branchen u. a. Finanzdienstleistungswirtschaft, Medien, Handel, Unternehmensberatungen, Automotive -- Special: Existenzgründung.