Marktnahe Beschäftigungsformen - z.B. die Arbeitnehmerüberlassung, die befristete Beschäftigung oder Formen der abhängigen Beschäftigung - haben national wie international an Bedeutung zugenommen. Innerhalb von Beschäftigungssystemen werden sie als flexible Alternativen im Vergleich zum...

We empirically study the role of different family policies in determining womenś labor market behavior in the countries of the European Union between 1997 and 2008. Women tend to assume more family duties than men and, consequently, often participate less in the labor market. At the same time,...

Marginal employment (ME) is one of the largest forms of atypical employment in Germany. In this study, we analyse whether ME has a "stepping stone" function for unemployed individuals, i.e., whether ME increases the subsequent probability of regular employment. Our study adds to the literature...