The link between rising employer costs for health insurance benefits and demand for part-time workers is investigated using non-public data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey- Insurance Component (MEPS-IC). The MEPS-IC is a nationally representative, annual establishment survey from the...

This article provides an overview of the impact of public sector pay and employment cutbacks in EU countries and discusses their justifi cation as part of austerity packages. It begins with the outcomes in the countries first hit by the economic crisis before discussing the impact of the crisis...

Leistungsabhängige Bezahlung gilt vielen als einer der Schlüssel zur Professionalisierung und Qualitätssicherung im Bereich des öffentlichen Dienstes. Allerdings stellen Konzeption und Umsetzung eines entsprechenden Systems die Verantwortlichen vor vielfältige Fragen: Wie lässt sich...

This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level of wages is of secondary importance, as potential bribes dwarf wage income. The...