Globalization has entered a new stage, with new and varying constellations of winners and losers and thus, calls for a new policy paradigm. In contrast to the traditional way of thinking - the welfare state redistributes purchasing power to the disadvantaged to support them in the event of...

This PhD dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters. The first chapter studies the role of fertility preferences of young women for their education, family formation and labor market outcomes. The second and third chapter share a common focus on the complexity of public policies,...

This dissertation investigates the intersection between time and organizing in a Cardiac Day Unit that introduced same-day discharge schemes for patients with ischemic and arrhythmic heart disease. Same-day discharge has been an influential mega-trend throughout health care sectors in several...