We investigate the behavior of aggregate hours supplied by workers in permanent (open-ended) contracts and temporary contracts, distinguishing changes in employment (extensive margin) and hours per worker (intensive margin). We focus on the differences between the Great Recession and the start...

There is considerable debate about the role of wage rigidity in explaining unemployment. Despite a large body of empirical work, no consensus has emerged on the extent of wage rigidity. Previous attempts to empirically examine wage rigidity have been hampered by small samples and measurement...

In times of economic crises, household production, and the unpaid work time associated with it, can serve as a coping mechanism for absorbing the impact of shocks. Evidence from the Great Recession has been supportive of this possibility, and has revealed the presence of gender asymmetries...

Die deutsche Wirtschaft wurde von der globalen Immobilien- und Finanzkrise hart getroffen. Aufgrund der starken Exportorientierung ist der Wirtschaftseinbruch im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Ländern besonders stark. Allerdings: Die Arbeitsmarktentwicklung verlief dagegen bislang...