This paper explores the empirical evidence for the claim that non-employed men and women in post-industrial labour markets are more likely to make the transition into employment than has previously been the case. It concludes that whilst the unemployed and the inactive remain distinct groups...

This paper explores the empirical evidence for the claim that non-employed men and women in post-industrial labour markets are more likely to make the transition into employment than has previously been the case. It concludes that whilst the unemployed and the inactive remain distinct groups...

This volume provides an up-to-date overview of activation strategies in unemployment benefit systems and social assistance in selected European countries and the United States. A particular focus lies on the development of activation schemes, governance and implementation as well as on the...

In der aktuellen Corona-Krise wird in mehr Ländern als jemals zuvor Kurzarbeit als arbeitsmarktpolitisches Instrument eingesetzt, um Beschäftigung zu sichern und die sozialen Kosten der Krise zu begrenzen. Trotz erheblicher Unterschiede in der institutionellen Ausgestaltung und Logik von...