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Labor market reforms in Europe : towards more flexicure labor markets?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Wehner, Caroline - 2016
Labor market segmentation refers to a salient divide between secure and insecure jobs and is related to problems in important areas, including macro‐economic efficiency, workers' wellbeing and repercussions for social cohesion. European countries have started a new wave of labor market reforms...
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Labor market reforms in Europe : towards more flexicure labor markets?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Wehner, Caroline - In: Journal for labour market research 51 (2017) 3, pp. 1-17
Labor market segmentation refers to a salient divide between secure and insecure jobs and is related to problems in important areas, including macro-economic efficiency, workers’ well-being and repercussions for social cohesion. EU-28 countries have started a new wave of labor market reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011840620
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Activation Policies in Germany : From Status Protection to Basic Income Support
Eichhorst, Werner; Grienberger-Zingerle, Maria; … - 2021
This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labor market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labor market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...
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Income support for non-covered workers during COVID-19 : a review of policy responses
Marx, Paul; Eichhorst, Werner; Rinne, Ulf; Brunner, Johannes - 2022
evaluation. The sheer amount of policy activity should not blind us to the fact that responses were often insufficient to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013357198
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Contingent convergence : a comparative analysis of activation policies
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor);  … - 2008
The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793501
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Kurzarbeit : sinnvoller Konjunkturpuffer oder verlängertes Arbeitslosengeld?
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul - 2009
Angesichts der gegenwärtigen Rezession hat die Politik in Deutschland die Leistungen der Kurzarbeit ausgeweitet, indem … Unternehmens verantwortlich sind, behindert das Instrument eine nachhaltige Arbeitsmarktpolitik. Zur Vermeidung von … Arbeitslosigkeit sind eine schnellere Vermittlung und der Einsatz von Qualifizierung sinnvoller als die künstliche Aufrechterhaltung …
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A joint unemployment insurance for the European Economic and Monetary Union?
Eichhorst, Werner; Wozny, Florian - 2014
More and more policy makers tend to declare that the loss of exchange rate adjustments within the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has to be compensated by an increase in fiscal policy. A joint unemployment insurance is seen as one opportunity. After comparing a basic design with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419483
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The effects of the recent economic crisis on social protection and labour market arrangements across socio-economic groups
Basso, Gaetano; Dolls, Matthias; Eichhorst, Werner; … - 2011
The Great Recession did not only affect European countries to a varying extent, its impact on national labour markets and on specific socio-economic groups in those markets also varied greatly. Institutional arrangements such as employment protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516872
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Minimum income support systems as elements of crisis resilience in Europe
Eichhorst, Werner; Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle; Marx, Paul; … - 2023
This paper studies the role and performance of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection during periods of crisis. To achieve this goal, the paper expands its analytical focus to include other tiers of social protection, in particular upstream...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014487454
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Minimum income support systems as elements of crisis resilience in Europe
Eichhorst, Werner; Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle; Marx, Paul; … - 2023
This paper studies the role of social policies in different European welfare states regarding minimum income protection and active inclusion. The core focus lies on crisis resilience, i.e. the capacity of social policy arrangements to contain poverty and inequality and avoid exclusion before,...
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