A widespread finding among studies from the US and the UK is that maternal employment is correlated with an increased risk of child overweight, even in a causal manner, whereas studies from European countries obtain less conclusive results. As evidence for Germany is still scarce, the purpose of...

Basierend auf den Daten der Erhebung „Gesundheit in Deutschland Aktuell“ von 2010 (GEDA2010)vom Robert Koch-Institut wird in dieser Dissertation der Frage nachgegangen, wie sich Arbeitsbedingungen auf die Gesundheit und das Gesundheitsverhalten auswirken und eine systematische Analyse für...

According to the segmentation theory, low-skilled jobs belong to the secondary sector of the labour market. Low-skilled jobs do not require vocational training and workers are interchangeable. Therefore, workers in this sector have poor working conditions and are regularly affected by employment...