A shortage of skilled labor and low female labor market participation are problems many developed countries have to face. Beside activating inactive women, one possible solution is to support the re-integration of unemployed women. Due to female-specific labor market constraints (preferences for...

We study the influence of social networks on labor market transitions. We develop the first model where social ties and job status coevolve through time. Our key assumption is that the probability of formation of a new tie is greater between two employed individuals than between an employed and...

A shortage of skilled labor and low female labor market participation are problems many developed countries have to face. Besides activating inactive women, one possible solution is to support the re-integration of unemployed women. Due to female-specific labor market constraints (preferences...

Mit "IP Neu" wurden 2014 Neuregelungen im Bereich der Invaliditätspension (IP) umgesetzt. Zielsetzung ist die verstärkte Arbeitsmarktintegration von gesundheitlich beeinträchtigten Menschen. Dazu wurde die befristete Invaliditäts- bzw. Berufsunfähigkeitspension abgeschafft und stattdessen...