"Owing to specific production conditions, the construction labour market is characterised by a relatively high level of employment inconstancy compared with other industries. 'Employment flexibility' in the form of frequent changes of employer and regular periods of unemployment characterise the...

"Owing to specific production conditions, the construction labour market is characterised by a relatively high level of employment inconstancy compared with other industries. 'Employment flexibility' in the form of frequent changes of employer and regular periods of unemployment characterise the...

Wie ist das Problem der Jugendarbeitslosigkeit zu lösen? Volker Rieke, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, stellt die bilateralen Berufsbildungskooperationen des BMBF als Beitrag für mehr Jugendbeschäftigung in Europa vor. Gerhard Bosch, Universität Duisburg-Essen, betont, dass die...

Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel the paper explores the development of hourly wages of employees (including part-time and mini-jobs) in East and West Germany between 1992 and 2012. The analysis includes median hourly wages as well as the development of wages in the upper and...