Youth unemployment has become a severe economic and societal problem in many European countries. Based on the existing empirical evidence on different policy options, this chapter draws lessons for future policy making in order to effectively promote youth employment in Europe. In conclusion,...

Im Rahmen der Dienstleistungsfreiheit in der EU ist die Entsendung von Arbeitskräften aus den neuen EU-Staaten geregelt. Diskutiert wird derzeit jedoch, ob es aus ökonomischen oder politischen Gründen eine Schutzbestimmung zugunsten inländischer Betriebe und deren Beschäftigten gegen...

The paper reviews national and international experiences with different combinations of in-work benefits, subsidized employment, statutory minimum wages and implicit minimum wages defined by social assistance provisions. It calls for a cautious approach regarding the introduction of additional...

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,...