The interdependence of labor market conditions and the demand for health care has been addressed by several theoretical and empirical analyses. We contribute to the debate by empirically examining the effect of a decrease in self-perceived job security on health care utilization. That is,...

Prejudices against the unemployed pose an enormous threat to their self‑confidence and can make it difficult for them to re‑enter the labour market, resulting in further long‑term unemployment. Given these high costs for the unemployed and for society as a whole, our knowledge of...

Woran liegt es, dass Millionen Menschen keinen Job haben? Wollen sie keinen? Fordern sie zu hohe Löhne? Sind sie den Anforderungen des Arbeitsplatzes nicht gewachsen? Ist die Nachfrage nach Gütern zu klein, investieren und produzieren die Unternehmen zu wenig? Oder werden Arbeitskräfte durch...