Aufgabe des Workshops, über den berichtet wird, war es, Hintergründe, Ursachen und Begleitumstände der "Geheimnisse" des Erfolgs anderer Länder in der Beschäftigungspolitik zu erhellen, um nach Möglichkeit etwas für die Lösung der deutschen Arbeitsmarktprobleme zu lernen und Konsequenzen...

"In view of the increasing labour market problems in Germany, eyes have been turned towards the USA and its 'employment miracle' since as early as the 1980s. And indeed since 1960 the USA has recorded a more or less steady increase in its employment figures. Also the volume of work has risen...

"In view of the increasing labour market problems in Germany, eyes have been turned towards the USA and its 'employment miracle' since as early as the 1980s. And indeed since 1960 the USA has recorded a more or less steady increase in its employment figures. Also the volume of work has risen...

"In most of the OECD countries part-time employment has increased to a greater or lesser degree in the past few decades. With the aid of data from the European and individual national employment samples the study analyses the development of part-time employment, the causes of its growth, as well...

"In most of the OECD countries part-time employment has increased to a greater or lesser degree in the past few decades. With the aid of data from the European and individual national employment samples the study analyses the development of part-time employment, the causes of its growth, as well...

Over the past several decades, the rate at which regular unemployment insurance recipients run out of benefits before they have found jobs, even in a strong labor market, has been gradually rising. For example, in 1973, 27.4 percent of UI recipients exhausted their benefits; in 2007 (with a...