In the light of the current economic crises which in many countries lead to business closures and mass lay-offs, the consequences of job loss are important on various dimensions. They have to be investigated not only in consideration of a few years, but with a long-term perspective as well,...

Welfare state interventions shape our life courses in almost all of their multiply linked domains. In this introduction, we sketch how cross-nationally comparative retrospective data can be fruitfully employed to better understand these links and the long-run effects of the welfare state at the...

Linking survey data with administrative records is becoming more common in the social sciences in recent years. Regulatory frameworks require the respondent's consent to this procedure in most cases. Similar to non-response, non-consent may lead to selective samples and could pose a problem when...

Im Rahmen des Bündnisses für Arbeit wurde vereinbart, die Einführung variabler Lohnbestandteile auf betrieblicher Ebene im Rahmen von Flächentarifverträgen stärker zu fördern. Die ausgezahlten Löhne sollen dadurch enger an die Ertrags- und Wettbewerbssituation des jeweiligen Unternehmens...

Linking survey data with administrative records is becoming more common in the social sciences in recent years. Regulatory frameworks require the respondent's consent to this procedure in most cases. Similar to non-response, non-consent may lead to selective samples and could pose a problem when...