"Institutional changes in the governance of employment services were the starting point of comprehensive labour market and social policy reforms - the so-called Hartz-reforms (2003-2005) - in Germany. Particularly with the Hartz IV reform in 2005 Germany's status- and occupation-oriented social...

"Institutional changes in the governance of employment services were the starting point of comprehensive labour market and social policy reforms - the so-called Hartz-reforms (2003-2005) - in Germany. Particularly with the Hartz IV reform in 2005 Germany's status- and occupation-oriented social...

"In this paper we address the question as to whether and to what extent workers in atypical employment are affected by low wages (below two-thirds of the hourly median wage). Our analysis is based on quantitative data (using the GSOEP) and on qualitative interviews at establishment level in...

The notion of flexicurity promotes the idea of compensation of labour market deregulation (= flexibilization) with advantages in employment and social security. The paper contains a brief history of the concept and its operational definition. To monitor effects of flexicurity policies in Europe,...

"The financial crisis drew attention to the way in which workers in certain countries had been able to sustain consumption through housing and consumer credit despite insecure labour-market positions. This indicates a need to expand the analysis of the relationship between flexibility and...

"Das garantierte Mindesteinkommen soll vielen Erwartungen gerecht werden. Es soll Armut beseitigen, das Steuer- und Transfersystem vereinfachen und durchsichtiger gestalten, die soziale Sicherung vom Arbeitsverhältnis trennen oder - noch weiter gedacht - Arbeit und Einkommen entkoppeln. Vor...

"Das garantierte Mindesteinkommen soll vielen Erwartungen gerecht werden. Es soll Armut beseitigen, das Steuer- und Transfersystem vereinfachen und durchsichtiger gestalten, die soziale Sicherung vom Arbeitsverhältnis trennen oder - noch weiter gedacht - Arbeit und Einkommen entkoppeln. Vor...