"This paper tests whether there is evidence of compression of morbidity using data from the American Health and Retirement Study and analyzes the effects of this on the labor supply of older people. We find younger cohorts to suffer less from functional problems than older cohorts at given ages....

"This paper tests whether there is evidence of compression of morbidity using data from the American Health and Retirement Study and analyzes the effects of this on the labor supply of older people. We find younger cohorts to suffer less from functional problems than older cohorts at given ages....

"For the vocational retraining of people who, due to a disability, are not able to remain in their previous occupation, a network of occupational rehabilitation centres was developed in Germany which take into consideration in a special way the particular needs of these people with regard to...

"For the vocational retraining of people who, due to a disability, are not able to remain in their previous occupation, a network of occupational rehabilitation centres was developed in Germany which take into consideration in a special way the particular needs of these people with regard to...

Künftig ist der Arbeitgeber zu einem betrieblichen Eingliederungsmanagement für Beschäftigte, die innerhalb eines Jahres länger als sechs Wochen wiederholt oder ununterbrochen arbeitsunfähig sind, verpflichtet. Dadurch sollen erneuter Arbeitsunfähigkeit vorgebeugt, Anreize zu betrieblicher...

"This paper contributes to the literature on the impact of immigrants on native female labour supply. By segmenting the market by educational levels, we are able to investigate which nativeborn women are more affected by an increase of low-skilled immigrants working in the household service...

Presents the Block-Roberts methodology for measuring labour standards, highlighting its relativism (does not rely on a universal benchmark like ILO Conventions) and its politically feasible benchmark (at least one jurisdiction enacted). Comparing the US with Canada and the EU, resp., determines...