The US has legislated to abolish its social security earnings test. A priori it is not possible to predict the effect this will have on work incentives. Using data from the Family Expenditure Survey we show that the abolition of the earnings rule in the UK increased the number of hours worked by...

A transformation of what had become a universal 40 hour standard work week in Germany began in 1985 with reductions negotiated in the metal-working and printing sectors. These reductions have continued through 1995, and were followed by reductions in other sectors. Using data from the German...

In Deutschland sind hohe Nettoeinkommen von über 5 100 Euro pro Monat ganz überwiegend in Haushalten anzutreffen, in denen zwei besser verdienende Erwerbstätige leben. Gut die Hälfte der Bezieher hoher Einkommen leistet Überstunden oder hat als selbständig Erwerbstätiger lange...

Anfang August dieses Jahres sind junge Klinikärzte in Baden-Württemberg, Hessen und Bayern der Aufforderung des Marburger Bundes zu Demonstrationen gefolgt und haben auf ihre vermeintlich unbefriedigende berufliche Situation aufmerksam gemacht. Der Ärztenachwuchs sieht sich neben der generell...

We estimate the earnings losses of a cohort of workers displaced during the Great Recession and decompose those long-term losses into components attributable to fewer work hours and to reduced hourly wage rates. We also examine the extent to which the reduced earnings, work hours, and wages of...