Die Autorin behandelt die allokativen Wirkungen des Kündigungsschutzes und der Regelungen temporärer Arbeitsverträge auf die Höhe und Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit und den Jobturnover. Elke Jahn zeigt, daß sich die vor allem vom kontinentalen Arbeitsrecht vertretene These, der...

FOG (« fear of going back to work ») is a new acronym reflecting workers stress to become contamined by COVID-19. In response, firms have been offering protections, extending teleworking as a way to continue to work during the pandemics. Leveraging a classical epidemiologic SIR model, we study...

We analyze time use studies to describe how people allocate their time as they age, especially among paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and personal care. We emphasize differences in time allocation between older (i.e., those aged 65+) and younger people; between developed and developing countries;...

This paper is concerned with the study of the labor market performance of immigrants. The unemployment rate is used as an indicator and natives as the reference group for the analysis. The analysis proceeds in two steps. In a first step, probit regressions on the unemployment probabilities are...

Many recent reforms raise the age of retirement. But can all older individuals work longer? To answer that question this paper uses the European SHARE survey. Results are essentially fivefold. First, physical health and cognitive performance deteriorate with age. Second, the 50-54 employment...

The cost of old-age dependency leads to reforms aimed at raising the age or retirement. But do older individuals have the health/cognitive capacity to work longer? This paper asks how much older individuals (55-75) could work if they worked as much as their younger (50-54) counterparts in...

This paper shows that labor income plays an important positive role for the decision to work after retirement. Especially individuals who have the chance to substantially supplement their pension entitlements have a higher earnings elasticity. Men are more attracted by earnings incentives than...