The financial relationship between central government and the federal states is about to undergo major reforms. In addition to reorganizing financial equalization, policy-makers are now discussing providing financial aid for structurally weak regions once the Solidarity Pact expires, bolstering...

Die Finanzbeziehungen zwischen Bund und Ländern stehen vor einer umfassenden Reform. Neben einer Neuordnung des Länderfinanzausgleichs diskutiert die Politik derzeit Finanzhilfen für strukturschwache Regionen nach dem Auslaufen des Solidarpakts sowie die Stärkung der allgemeinen Finanzkraft...

Die Finanzbeziehungen zwischen Bund und Ländern stehen vor einer umfassenden Reform. Neben einer Neuordnung des Länderfinanzausgleichs diskutiert die Politik derzeit Finanzhilfen für strukturschwache Regionen nach dem Auslaufen des Solidarpakts sowie die Stärkung der allgemeinen Finanzkraft...

'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...

"'Marginal employment', i. e. employment with 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 from the Employment Statistics of the Federal Employment Agency and...

'Marginal employment', i. e. employment with 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 from the Employment Statistics of the Federal Employment Agency and...

We develop a structural multi-factor labour demand model which distinguishes between eight labour categories including non-standard types of employment such as marginal employment. The model is estimated for both the number of workers and total working hours using a new panel data set. For...

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...

We develop a structural multi-factor labour demand model which distinguishes between eight labour categories including non-standard types of employment such as marginal employment. The model is estimated for both the number of workers and total working hours using a new panel data set. For...

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...